The U.S. men's national team is without Christian Pulisic for its first match of 2025 against Venezuela.

The USMNT will be missing several integral players, including Christian Pulisic, when it takes on Venezuela and Costa Rica later this month.

With many of the top USMNT players overseas, a young American squad more than holds its own in a 3-1 win.

The United States men's national team plays the first of their two January international friendlies on Jan. 18 taking on Venezuela. Taking place at Inter Miami's Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FL,

This friendly is a great opportunity for USA manager Mauricio Pochettino to test young talents against good opponents as the preparation continues.

The American international suffered a minor injury against Como, and will likely return for the Champions League

There are renewed injury concerns for Christian Pulisic after the United States international limped out of AC Milan’s match at Como.

Christian Pulisic will not feature for AC Milan in their crucial Serie A clash against Juventus due to injury, head coach Sérgio Conceição confirmed on Friday.

Here are the players who impressed in the friendly win and how the manager is taking a unique approach to learning about his team

Saturday’s friendly was outside of the traditional FIFA international windows meaning big name players like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and others weren’t available. Many USMNT fans dislike the annual January friendly the team does and refers to it as “Camp Cupcake.”

The U.S. men's national soccer team opened its 2025 campaign with a friendly match against Venezuela on Saturday. Here are the highlights and score.