Tab Ramos selects U20 MNT 2019 FIFA World Cup roster

Tab Ramos announced the U20 MNT (1999 cycle with some 2000 and 2001 birth years) roster who will represent us at the World Cup in Poland starting next Friday the 24th. There is once again North Texas representation (players who played classic league at some point). Congratulations to all of them and we wish them well in the world cup and beyond.  

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/10/12/51/20190510-news-u20mnt-u20-world-cup-roster-release-poland-2019

Roster by position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)

DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8 ), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)

FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

MajorTom wrote:Tab Ramos announced the U20 MNT (1999 cycle with some 2000 and 2001 birth years) roster who will represent us at the World Cup in Poland starting next Friday the 24th. There is once again North Texas representation (players who played classic league at some point). Congratulations to all of them and we wish them well in the world cup and beyond.  

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/10/12/51/20190510-news-u20mnt-u20-world-cup-roster-release-poland-2019

Roster by position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)

DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8 ), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)

FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

Interesting that 3 of the 4 did not play in Classic League but all four did play for FCD DA. Two were originally from Alabama and one I believe is from Waco.  Great accomplishments by all 4 and best of luck to them to get the US team to go far.  Games should be on FS1 if anyone is interested.

earbucket wrote:

MajorTom wrote:Tab Ramos announced the U20 MNT (1999 cycle with some 2000 and 2001 birth years) roster who will represent us at the World Cup in Poland starting next Friday the 24th. There is once again North Texas representation (players who played classic league at some point). Congratulations to all of them and we wish them well in the world cup and beyond.  

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/10/12/51/20190510-news-u20mnt-u20-world-cup-roster-release-poland-2019

Roster by position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)

DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8 ), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)

FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

Interesting that 3 of the 4 did not play in Classic League but all four did play for FCD DA. Two were originally from Alabama and one I believe is from Waco.  Great accomplishments by all 4 and best of luck to them to get the US team to go far.  Games should be on FS1 if anyone is interested.

Did Paxton not play Classic League? Edwin Cerrillo definitely did with Dallas Texans (Waco). Look up one of his recent interviews if in doubt where he talks about driving twice a week to practices in the Metroplex and how he came to try out with Texans DA (at 15/16 y/o) and didn't make it. The Alabama guys didn't play classic as far as I know so 2 of the 4.

Yes, Pomykal played in Classic League with DT. I didn't know that Cerrillo did. Great story on how Richards goes from Alabama to Houston area DA (that won a NC after he was moved up from U16 to U18) to FCD to Bayern Munich. That is a great pathway and should open opportunities for talented players who want it.

The U20 MNT played their opening World Cup match yesterday and lost a tough one against a very disciplined and physical Ukrainian team 2-1. Brandon Servania (one of the local FC Dallas players) scored the only goal. Paxton Pomykal, Brandon Servania and Chris Richards all started the game. The next game is a must win against Nigeria on Monday at 1:30 PM.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/us-u20-mens-national-team-1-ukraine-2-2019-fifa-u20-world-cup-group-d

MajorTom wrote:Tab Ramos announced the U20 MNT (1999 cycle with some 2000 and 2001 birth years) roster who will represent us at the World Cup in Poland starting next Friday the 24th. There is once again North Texas representation (players who played classic league at some point). Congratulations to all of them and we wish them well in the world cup and beyond.  

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/10/12/51/20190510-news-u20mnt-u20-world-cup-roster-release-poland-2019

Roster by position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)

DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8 ), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)

FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

Some updates:

2nd group game: U20 MNT defeated Nigeria 2-0
3rd group game: U20 MNT defeated Qatar 1-0

US advances to the round of 16 as 2nd place of the group (Ukraine won the group)

Round of 16 (today's game):
U20 MNT defeated heavily favorite France 3-2. NTX players Paxton Pomykal (captain) and Brandon Servania were both starters for this game. Edwin Cerrillo has not played in any of the games yet.

The quarterfinal game will be played Saturday at 10:30 AM against SouthAmerican champion Ecuador.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usa-shocks-france-in-3-2-comeback-win-to-clinch-spot-in-2019-u20-world-cup-quarterfinals

MajorTom wrote:The U20 MNT played their opening World Cup match yesterday and lost a tough one against a very disciplined and physical Ukranian team 2-1. Brandon Servania (one of the local FC Dallas players) scored the only goal. Paxton Pomykal, Brandon Servania and Chris Richards all started the game. The next game is a must win against Nigeria on Monday at 1:30 PM.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/us-u20-mens-national-team-1-ukraine-2-2019-fifa-u20-world-cup-group-d

MajorTom wrote:Tab Ramos announced the U20 MNT (1999 cycle with some 2000 and 2001 birth years) roster who will represent us at the World Cup in Poland starting next Friday the 24th. There is once again North Texas representation (players who played classic league at some point). Congratulations to all of them and we wish them well in the world cup and beyond.  

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/10/12/51/20190510-news-u20mnt-u20-world-cup-roster-release-poland-2019

Roster by position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): CJ Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (Köln/GER; Petaluma, Calif.; 9/0)

DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster (Hannover 96/GER; Montclair, N.J.; 11/0), Aboubacar Keita (Richmond Kickers; Columbus, Ohio; 2/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.; 10/3), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.; 10/0), Chris Richards (Bayern Munich/GER; Birmingham, Ala.; 8/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.; 2/0), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.; 4/0), Alex Mendez (Freiburg/GER; Los Angeles, Calif.; 15/8 ), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas; 9/3), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas; 8/2)

FORWARDS (6): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Brampton, Ont.; 12/9), Konrad De La Fuente (Barcelona/ESP; Miami, Fla.; 2/1), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.; 11/7), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution; South Hamilton, Mass.; 13/6), Sebastian Soto (Hannover 96/GER; San Diego, Calif.; 5/2), Tim Weah (Celtic FC/SCO; Rosedale, N.Y.; 0/0)

The U20 MNT WC run ended last Saturday with a quarterfinal loss to Ecuador by a score of 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. NTX player Paxton Pomykal was the team captain and played the entire game. Neither Brandon Servania nor Edwin Cerrillo played in this game.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usas-2019-u20-world-cup-run-ends-in-2-1-quarterfinal-loss-to-ecuador

The semifinal games will be played tomorrow :

- Ukraine vs Italy
- Ecuador vs Korea

Next up, the U17 MNT WC in Brazil in the fall

MajorTom wrote:Some updates:

2nd group game: U20 MNT defeated Nigeria 2-0
3rd group game: U20 MNT defeated Qatar 1-0

US advances to the round of 16 as 2nd place of the group (Ukraine won the group)

Round of 16 (today's game):
U20 MNT defeated heavily favorite France 3-2. NTX players Paxton Pomykal (captain) and Brandon Servania were both starters for this game. Edwin Cerrillo has not played in any of the games yet.

The quarterfinal game will be played Saturday at 10:30 AM against SouthAmerican champion Ecuador.

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usa-shocks-france-in-3-2-comeback-win-to-clinch-spot-in-2019-u20-world-cup-quarterfinals

Inconsistent play continues for the mens team. What are we going to see the next rodeo.

BENDMEOVER wrote:Inconsistent play continues for the mens team.  What are we going to see the next rodeo.

HC Gregg Berhalter is still trying to figure out his player pool. The roster for the Gold Cup was questionable at best with players playing out of position, other players out with injuries, etc. They appear to be headed in the right direction and no matter what the result against Mexico turns out to be, they already went farther than most anticipated.

For the next rodeo, It'd be safe to expect several of the U20 WC players be called up to the USMNT on a consistent basis: Paxton Pomykal, Timothy Weah, Chris Richards, Chris Gloster, etc. Good luck to the team on Sunday

1 0 to Mexcio opportunities lost.

BENDMEOVER wrote:1 0 to Mexcio opportunities lost.

You are correct: opportunities lost. IMO, it was a tale of two halves. The first half was dominated by us and unfortunately, if players don't put those opportunities away, what happened last night happens often. Mexico dominated the second half and they scored on one of the few chances they had.

On the bright side, it's encouraging to see young (especially local) players like Weston Mckennie and Reggie Cannon on the USMNT. Time will tell but I'd anticipate an easier path to the Qatar 2022 World Cup with some of the recent U20 MNT players fully integrated in that roster. Although improbable, some younger U17 players, going to the World Cup in South America later this year, may make the Qatar 2022 World Cup roster.