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How should the USMNT rotate players in World Cup qualifying?

Gregg Berhalter’s 26-man roster has been announced for the very first 2022 World Cup qualifying window, and we have a few days to look forward to our first action, next Thursday, September 2nd away to El Salvador.

In normal times, there would only be 2 matchdays per international break, but thanks to a significant amount of missed time due to COVID-19, most of the World Cup qualifying windows will have 3 matches in a week or so. There are a number of factors to discuss. Let’s get into it.

Home and away

It’s important to recognize that the USMNT are playing away-home-away during this window.