The U.S. men's national team is about to take the pitch again for the first time since losing in the Gold Cup final to Mexico on July 6.

Up next on the international soccer calendar is the September break, where players will pause club duties to represent their respective countries.

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U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino announced 22 of the 23 players who will be called up to face South Korea and Japan, which includes the return of Christian Pulisic and Gold Cup breakouts Matt Freese and Diego Luna.

However, the squad has drawn criticism for a lack of quality ahead of next summer's World Cup . Pochettino only has the September, October, November and March international breaks to form a cohesive starting 11 wit

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