World Cup is 17 months away and South Florida soccer fans got an up-close preview Saturday afternoon of some of the players who could wind up on the sport’s biggest stage as Team USA beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

The U.S. men's national soccer team opens its 2025 campaign with a friendly match against Venezuela on Saturday. USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino has called in a Major League Soccer-heavy roster for Saturday's match versus Venezuela as well as Wednesday's friendly against Concacaf rival Costa Rica.

United States men's national team as they'll face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale as part of their extended January Camp. Marking the beginni

The U.S. men's national soccer team opens its 2025 campaign with a friendly match against Venezuela on Saturday. Follow here for live updates.

Due to this game being outside of a FIFA window for international games, USMNT players from most leagues across the world haven't been released by their clubs to play. That is the same for Venezuela, with most of their stars for South America's surprise package in 2026 World Cup qualifying unavailable for this one.

Mauricio Pochettino's squad earned a 3-1 friendly win over Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale. Jack McGlynn, Patrick Agyemang, and Matko Miljevic all scored their

The United States Men’s National Soccer Team hosts Venezuela in an international friendly on Saturday, January 18 (1/18/2025) at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But the American’s will be missing several key members due to a variety of concerns, including Forward Jesus Ferreira.

Several players have left the USMNT's January training camp in recent days, but the ones who remain have a huge opportunity to impress coach Mauricio Pochettino in two upcoming friendly games.

Saturday’s friendly was outside of the traditional FIFA international windows meaning big name players like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and others weren’t available. Many USMNT fans dislike the annual January friendly the team does and refers to it as “Camp Cupcake.”

A few newcomers, including Jack McGlynn and Patrick Agyemang, made an impression for the USMNT in their win over Venezuela in Florida.

Mauricio Pochettino's MLS-heavy USMNT saw first international goals for Jack McGlynn, Patrick Agyemang, and Matko Miljevic in a surprisingly-entertaining affair.