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03/17/2022
Jesus Ferreira and Paul Arriola have been called up to the senior US National Team for their final three games in the World Cup Qualifiers. (https://www.fcdallas.com/news/paul-arriola-and-jesus-ferreira-called-into-national-team-duty)
On March 24th will face Mexico at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City at 9:00PM. They'll return to the US for a match against Panama in Orlando at Exploria Stadium on the 27th at 6:00PM. For their final game, they'll play Costa Rica on the 30th at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica. The game is set for 8:05PM. (https://www.google.com/search?q=usmnt+world+cup+qualifying&rlz=1CAUSZT_enUS982&oq=usmnt+world&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i131i433i512l2j0i433i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l5.5311j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=t;/m/02s9vc;2;/g/121p62k5;mt;fp;1;;)
In addition to Ferreira and Arriola, FC Dallas saw four former players called into camp. Defender Walker Zimmerman, who was signed by Dallas in the 2013 Superdraft; defender Reggie Cannon who was signed as a homegrown in 2017; midfielder Kellyn Acosta, who was signed as a homegrown in 2013; and lastly striker Ricardo Pepi, who was signed as a homegrown in 2019. (https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/usmnt-names-27-player-roster-for-march-world-cup-qualifying-window)
These last three games will determine if the US goes to the 2022 World Cup this winter. Currently they sit at 2nd place on the table with 21 points. Canada sits at 1st place with 25 points, while Mexico is listed at 3rd tied with the US for points at 21. Panama and Costa Rica are 4th and 5th with 17 and 16 points respectively. (https://www.google.com/search?q=usmnt+world+cup+qualifying&rlz=1CAUSZT_enUS982&oq=usmnt+world&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i131i433i512l2j0i433i512j0i131i433i512j0i512l5.5311j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11rgc32ckv;2;/g/121p62k5;dt;fp;1;;)
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