The U.S. men's national team's Nov. 12 date with Mexico in a FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier at TQL Stadium will be going to be right up there with some of the most memorable and unique nights in Cincinnati sports history.
Part of that is due to the star power USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter is calling into his November camp ahead of two upcoming qualifiers, the first of which will take place at FC Cincinnati's first-year venue.
U.S. Soccer unveiled the 25-player roster Thursday, and it's complete with players representing some of the biggest clubs and league in the world.
Included in the roster are Christian Pulisic of Chelsea FC in England's Premier League, Tim Weah of defending French champions Lille, and Weston McKennie of traditional Italian power, Juventus.
FC Cincinnati fans should also be familiar with plenty of the names included. The roster features 10 active MLS players and all 10 have faced Cincinnati over its time in the league.
Berhalter's roster also includes former MLS players that have effectively graduated to European competition including former Philadelphia Union players Brenden Aaronson (Red Bull Salzburg in Austria) and Mark McKenzie (Genk in Belgium), FC Dallas' Reggie Cannon (Boavista in Portugal), Sporting Kansas City's Gianluca Busio (Venezia in Italy), and others.
