The World Cup roster for the U.S. men's national soccer team was revealed just days ahead of the world's biggest tournament that will be held in Qatar this year. The tournament will take place during the winter for the first time as conditions were too hot during the summer months when it's typically held.

The World Cup roster for the U.S. men's national soccer team was revealed just days ahead of the world's biggest tournament that will be held in Qatar this year. The tournament will take place during the winter for the first time as conditions were too hot in that nation during the summer months when it's typically held.

U.S. Roster Revealed for World Cup in Qatar

Welcome back the World Cup is just around the corner on November 20 and on Wednesday night we found out who will be representing the us on soccer's biggest stage Cheddar News is Michelle Castillo went to the roster reveal in New York to see who is heading to Qatar, take a look. Being selected to be on the 2022 U. S. Men's national World Cup team has been a lifelong dream for walker Zimmerman. Immediately you feel all the emotions, you know, you see all the hard training sessions, the sacrifices kind of flash to your mind, you're like wow it was all worth it. He's all in on soccer and during this year's World Cup the team hopes all of America will fall in love too. Soccer or football as the rest of the world knows it is truly global but it varies wildly in popularity for countries like Brazil where 65% of the population follows the sport. It dominates conversations in the US however, only 13% of Americans follow it regularly. Fans like Andy Bahana believes that will change soon. It's one of the most addictive sports ever. It's like a religion. And I know that after the 2026 World Cup everyone's gonna be begging, how can I get tickets? How can I get involved for Pablo to see soccer gave him a chance in a new country. The Ceo of Volkswagen of America which is sponsoring. The team says it has lessons that extend past the field. I came to the U. S. On a soccer scholarship. 35 years ago before the MLS even existed. So I love the sport. Every sport that is a team sport teaches you how to respect your friends, your teammates, your adversaries, countries were given until november 14th to announce their teams. Which leaves the players very little time to bond before the matches start on november 20th. Shaq moore isn't concerned. We have a good group, you know, here with the team and all the guys get along really well. So I think the 10, 10 days we'll go we'll go really good well trained well you know, do our thing, you're ready for the first game and of course it helps to have a designee. It would be my guy Jordan Morris you know, we room together a lot before solo rooms before Covid and just get along well. Good temperament. Great guy walker. Okay, there we go. See if I didn't pick him I would have been in trouble but no definitely, definitely walker. They won't be traveling to Qatar alone. Many like Matthew Ison will be making the trip as well. What an incredible team we have going to this world cup and I can't stay away for cheddar news. I'm Michelle Castillo