U.S. Men's Soccer Team Cancels Plan to Train in Qatar Ahead of Feb. 1 Match in Carson

Players for the U.S. men’s soccer team huddle in a photo that appears on the group’s Twitter profile in January 2019.

Posted: Jan 4, 2020 / 07:04 AM PST

Updated: Jan 4, 2020 / 07:04 AM PST

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The U.S. men’s soccer team has canceled its plan to train in Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 5-25 “due to the developing situation in the region.”

The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the decision Friday, a day after a U.S. military air strike killed a top Iranian military commander.

The Americans will move training to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. They will be using 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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