Facing a 10-week break in World Cup qualifying and a lengthy winter offseason for its MLS-based players, the U.S. men’s national team will fill some of the gap with a friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Dec. 18 at the LA Galaxy’s Dignity Health Sports Park.
Consider it an early, extra January camp. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter still plans to stage the annual, post-New Year’s gathering that traditionally offers training and a game or two to players and prospects from teams in MLS, Liga MX, Scandinavia or perhaps the fringes of other European clubs. Because it all happens outside a FIFA international window and in the middle of most European club campaigns, only the aforementioned portion of the U.