Who are the top USMNT players at the moment with a chance to play in the 2022 World Cup?
13 November is the final date when all national teams have to confirm their squad players for the 2022 World Cup.
The doubts and question marks over which players will represent the USMNT at the Qatar World Cup will be revealed by 13 November with that date being the deadline stipulated by FIFA for national sides to confirm their squads ahead of the competition.
The tournament in the Gulf nation gets underway on 20 November and the US are pitted in Group B along with Wales, Iran and England.
Head coach Gregg Berhalter and his US side will play two final friendly games at the end of this month as they face Japan in Dusseldorf on 23 September and then travel to Murcia in Spain where they take on Saudi Arabia on 27 September.
US squad for Qatar
Injuries and form in the next few months will be key in determining which individuals are on the plane to Doha, but as things stand, these players look like solid bets to make the US squad.
Goalkeepers:
- Ethan Horvath (Luton Town)
- Sean Johnson (NYCFC)
- Matt Turner (Arsenal)
outside chance: Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough)
Defenders:
- George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld)
- Reggie Cannon (Boavista)
- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
- Aaron Long (NY Red Bulls)
- Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes)
- Joseph Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
- Deandre Yedlin (Inter Miami)
- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville)
outside chance: Serginho Dest (Milan), Shaq Moore (Nashville)
Midfielders:
- Kellyn Acosta (LAFC)
- Tyler Adams (Leeds United)
- Luca De La Torre (Celta Vigo)
- Weston McKennie (Juventus)
- Yunus Musah (Valencia)
- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
- Malik Tillman (Rangers)
outside chance: Gio Reyna (Dortmund), Gianluca Busio (Venezia)
Strikers:
- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United)
- Paul Arriola (FC Dallas)
- Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas)
- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
- Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
- Tim Weah (Lille)
- Haji Wright (Antalyaspor)
outside chance: Jordan Pefok (Union Berlin), Ricardo Pepi (Groningen)