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Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Alejandro Zendejas Could Miss US Friendly Against Ecuador
Ecuador aims to improve World Cup draw position by reaching Pot 2 with a key result against the US, enhancing their group stage prospects in 2026.
- On Friday in Austin, Ecuador national team faces the United States men's national team in a friendly during the October international break to finalize 2026 World Cup draw seeding.
- U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino said he must assess availability as Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, and Alejandro Zendejas are all fitness doubts for Friday.
- Robinson said Wednesday he is still regaining fitness after knee surgery in May, adding 'getting there slowly', while Pulisic missed a penalty on Oct. 5 with no updates on Zendejas.
- Following Friday's match, the United States men's national team closes the break with Australia on Oct. 14 and has four friendlies before a pre-World Cup training camp.
- With roster experiments since March, Mauricio Pochettino signaled uncertainty about selections and warned players 'They need to perform,' adding 'I promise you, no one is sure that he's going to be on the roster of the World Cup 2026.
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Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Alejandro Zendejas could miss US friendly against Ecuador
Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, and Alejandro Zendejas could miss the United States' friendly against Ecuador.
·New York, United States
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USA will be playing a friendly match against Ecuador tomorrow. Teams have been fighting since 7:30 pm at the Q2 Stadium. Latest United States results in US matches won by 2-0 to Japan.In the record, their latest clashes have been even: the locals won 2, visitors 1 and tied 1 time. The last hand in hand in this contest was on March 21, in Amistosos of the 2019 International Amistosos tournament, and the United States took the victory by 1 to 0.
·Lima, Peru
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left, 46% Center
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- 47% of the sources lean Left, 46% of the sources are Center
47% Left
L 47%
C 46%
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