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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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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.
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