U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team Continues World Cup Prep with Camp in Egypt

ATLANTA (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team will continue its preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup with an international camp from June 2-10 in Cairo, Egypt. Head coach Marko Mitrović’s 22-player squad will play Colombia on June 7 and face Egypt on June 10.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2005 are age-eligible for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup, set for Sept. 27-Oct. 19 in Chile. For this training camp, Mitrović called up 14 players born in 2005, six born in 2006 and two born in 2007.

Originally called up for the U-19 MNT’s camp in Marbella, Spain next week, defender Luca Bombino and forward Zavier Gozo will now join the U-20 MNT for the matches against Colombia and Egypt.

A total of 14 Major League Soccer clubs are represented on the roster, led by two players from Atlanta United. Six players are based abroad, with two plying the trade in Spain and one each coming Denmark, England, Germany and Portugal.

U-20 MNT ROSTER – JUNE TRAINING CAMP (CLUB; HOMETOWN)

Goalkeepers (2): Gavin Beavers (Brondby/DEN; Henderson, Nev.), Diego Kochen (FC Barcelona/ESP; Miramar, Fla.)

Defenders (8): Matai Akinmboni (Bournemouth/ENG; Upper Marlboro, Md.), Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders; Seattle, Wash.), Luca Bombino (San Diego FC; Saugus, Calif.), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; Tampa, Fla.), Ethan Kohler (Werder Bremen/GER; Campbell, Calif.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas), Francis Westfield (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.)

Midfielders (6): Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC; Dallas, Texas), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami; Key Biscayne, Fla.), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire; Chicago, Ill.), Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo; Chicago, Ill.), Pedro Soma (FC Barcelona/ESP; Coconut Creek, Fla.)

Forwards (6): Luke Brennan (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Kristian Fletcher (D.C. United; Bowie, Md.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Peyton Miller (New England Revolution; Unionville, Conn.), Serge Ngoma Jr. (New York Red Bulls; North Plainfield, N.J.), Marcos Zambrano (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR; Gladwyne, Pa.)

LAST TIME OUT

Fourteen players return from the U-20 MNT’s March training camp in L’Albir, Spain where they defeated Mexico 3-0 and drew with 1-1 with Japan. The U.S. took control of the match against Mexico early thanks to a Luke Brennan goal three minutes into the match. Kristian Fletcher notched a brace to complete the scoring for the USA. Against Japan, the U.S. went down 1-0 in the first half but battled back to earn a 1-1 draw.

TICKET PUNCHED

Ten players on the June camp roster helped the USA secure its U-20 World Cup berth with a runner-up showing at the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship in Mexico: Luca Bombino, Noah Cobb, Zavier Gozo, Taha Habroune, Ethan Kohler, Nolan Norris, Sergio Oregel Jr., Brooklyn Raines, Pedro Soma and Marco Zombrano.

EXPERIENCE ON THE WORLD STAGE

A number of players already have represented the United States on some of the game’s biggest stages. Three players were a part of the U.S. roster at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, leading the squad to the knockout stage before a narrow defeat to eventual champion Germany: Matthew Corcoran, Habroune, and Soma.

In addition, three players helped the U.S. finish fourth at the 2023 PanAmerican Games, the USA’s best showing at the tournament since 1999: Norris, Oregel Jr. and Raines.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi appeared in 20 of Inter Miami’s 23 games to start the season in MLS and the Concacaf Champions Cup, starting both legs of the club’s 4-0 aggregate victory against Cavalier FC in the Round of 16.
• Defender Francis Westfield has started in 13 of the Philadelphia Union’s 15 regular-season matches in 2025, notching a goal and an assist.
• After five training camps in 2024 for the 2005 age group, this is the third of 2025. Three players have appeared in all eight camps: Habroune, Kohler and Norris.