Grenada vs USA

The USMNT play their first official match on Friday since the World Cup in December.

The team has already lost 5-0 to the United States so the goal will be damage limitation. An injured United States side will travel to Grenada in need of a victory as they're one point behind El Salvador in Group D having played one fewer game. [Folarin Balogun mania may be gripping the nation](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/usmnt-target-folarin-balogun-everything-to-know-about-usas-latest-possible-dualnational/), but before he makes a decision between England and America for his future, there are Concacaf Nations League games to be played.

Nations League play resumes and this preview sets up a rare trip for the USA to play Grenada with two games to go.

The last time the Stars and Stripes scored multiple goals in a game was the last time it played Grenada. That includes a 5-0 thrashing last time the two played in Austin for the reverse leg of this Nations League tie. Two of their players ply their trade with the Charleston Battery of the USL: Benjamin Etienne and AJ Paterson. Most of the players on the roster are domestic based with a few exceptions. The rest of the roster is fairly stacked. In their last twelve games, Grenada has just two wins. Grenada currently sit third in the three-team Group D. [Claudio and Danielle and Gregg Berhalter](https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/claudio-reyna-and-wife-reported-berhalter-abuse-to-us-soccer-20230104-WST-414381.html). Five of the eight defenders have double digit caps. The first chance to preview what Anthony Hudson can do with that squad is when the USA travels to Grenada. Regardless, he’s back and hopefully [all parties involved can move on](https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/usmnt-welcoming-reyna-back-into-squad-says-ream-20230322-WST-424312.html). Such was the drama caused by the feud between Reyna’s parents

The United States men's national team returns to competitive action for the first time since the 2022 World Cup as they travel to Grenada in the Concacaf ...

While there are certainly many areas to focus on, this will be the one most are interested in. It will be a good test for these players and how the perform in unideal conditions. will be heavily favored in the match, going down to the Caribbean is never an easy task.

The Americans meet Grenada in Matchday 5 of the Nations League. We break down how to watch the match.

Grenada are coming off a string of friendlies against Barbados in February as they prepared for the return to Nations League play, logging draws in all three contests. First, they’ll need to log a win over Grenada as the two sides face off for the second time in the group stage. The last time these sides met was in June of 2022 when the Americans steamrolled Grenada with a final score of 5-0.

Interim head coach Anthony Hudson will have a tough task of keeping his team focused in a Concacaf away match but as long as they can do that, victory is within ...

Part of the reason behind this is that the team needs to win the group to secure automatic qualification for the 2024 Copa America where they'll get to test themselves against top opposition, but also, the way the team exited the World Cup should leave them hungry to improve. Despite the team not including a single current player in MLS for the first time since the league was founded in 1996, that doesn't mean that MLS' influence wasn't felt with nine members of the starting XI getting there starts in MLS academies. By the time all the damage was done, Pepi and Weston McKennie had two goals apiece, with Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, and substitute Alejandro Zendejas also getting on the scoresheet.