US men's soccer team cancels plan to train in Qatar
Posted January 04, 2020 6:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. men's soccer team has canceled its plan to train in Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 5-25 'œdue to the developing situation in the region.'ť
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the decision Friday, a day after a U.S. military air strike killed a top Iranian military commander.
Instead, the Americans will open their training camp on Monday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, according to the USMNT twitter account. They will use a roster of players mostly from Major League Soccer ahead of an exhibition against Costa Rica on Feb. 1 in Carson, California.
The USSF said it hopes to train in the future at Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup.
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