{"id":440,"date":"2025-10-03T10:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:12:23","slug":"antonee-robinson-returns-to-u-s-squad-for-friendlies-against-ecuador-and-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Antonee Robinson Returns to U.S. Squad for Friendlies Against Ecuador and Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png 960w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States men\u2019s national team has received a major boost as <strong>Antonee Robinson<\/strong> makes his long-awaited return to international duty. Head coach <strong>Mauricio Pochettino<\/strong> named the Fulham defender in his 26-man squad for October friendlies against Ecuador and Australia, marking Robinson\u2019s first call-up in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robinson, last season\u2019s <strong>U.S. Player of the Year<\/strong>, has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in May. His comeback is seen as a crucial addition to the American backline as preparations intensify for the <strong>2026 FIFA World Cup<\/strong>, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another key returnee is <strong>Weston McKennie<\/strong>, the Juventus midfielder, who joins the squad for the first time since March\u2019s CONCACAF Nations League. Meanwhile, <strong>Christian Pulisic<\/strong> leads the attack in outstanding form, having already netted six goals in seven matches for AC Milan this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. will first host <strong>Ecuador in Austin on October 10<\/strong>, before facing <strong>Australia in Colorado on October 14<\/strong>. These fixtures provide valuable opportunities for testing depth and building chemistry ahead of next year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, <strong>Yunus Musah<\/strong> (Atalanta) and <strong>Josh Sargent<\/strong> (Norwich City) were left out of the squad. Pochettino declined to comment on their exclusion, stressing respect for the chosen 26 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full squad includes a mix of experienced internationals and emerging talents, with Pulisic, Robinson, and McKennie expected to play central roles in the team\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Squad List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalkeepers:<\/strong> Chris Brady, Matt Freese, Patrick Schulte, Matt Turner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defenders:<\/strong> Max Arfsten, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Freeman, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Midfielders:<\/strong> Brenden Aaronson, Diego Luna, Weston McKennie, Aidan Morris, Cristian Roldan, James Sands, Tanner Tessmann, Malik Tillman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Patrick Agyemang, Folarin Balogun, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Haji Wright, Alex Zendejas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States men\u2019s national team has received a major boost as Antonee Robinson makes his long-awaited return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[48,1,531],"tags":[524,529,525,530,527,523,528,526,340],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football-news","category-napoli-eye-tolu-arokodare-as-striker-hunt-intensifies","category-world-cup-2026-preparations","tag-antoneerobinson","tag-australia","tag-christianpulisic","tag-ecuador","tag-internationalfriendlies","tag-usmnt","tag-ussoccer","tag-westonmckennie","tag-worldcup2026"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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