How to watch USMNT soccer play Saturday

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The United States men’s national soccer team begins its 2025 campaign on Saturday in a friendly against Venezuela.

The match starts at 3:00 PM ET and will be played at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.

It will be the fifth match that new USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino will coach in his new position, and his squad will be loaded with Major League Soccer players hoping to make an impact ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Pochettino was hired to replace Gregg Berhalter in September and lead Team USA through the next World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Saturday’s USMNT game will be the first of two games this week: The club will also face Costa Rica in Orlando City’s Inter&Co. Stadium Wednesday. Here’s everything you need to know for Saturday’s USMNT match:

When is the USMNT friendly against Venezuela?

Kickoff is set for 3 PM ET Saturday, January 18th.

How to watch USMNT vs. Venezuela on TV

The telecast will be available on TNT, with pre-game coverage at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Spanish-language telecast is available on Telemundo and Universo.

How to stream USMNT vs Venezuela

The match will continue to be streamed Max and Peacockwith coverage before the game starts at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Where will the USMNT’s friendly match against Venezuela be played?

The USMNT-Venezuela friendly will be held at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Chase Stadium is home to Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer.

What to know about Venezuela

Venezuela has never qualified for a World Cup, but reached the 2024 Copa America quarter-finals after wins over Ecuador and Mexico in the tournament. They lost to Canada via penalty kicks.

Venezuela is eighth through 12 games in the Conmebol (South American) World Cup Qualifying standings after draws against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

USMNT roster for January friendlies

Here is the USMNT roster by position with club/country; Caps/goals.

MILK CAPS (3): Matt Freese (New York City FC; 0/0), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; 29/0)

DEFENDERS (7): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 0/0), George Campbell (CF Montréal; 0/0), DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew; 8/0), Shaq Moore (FC Dallas; 19/1), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 66/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 30/3), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 41/3)

MIDFIELDERS (4): Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami; 1/0), Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; 1/0), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; 1/0)

FORWARD (6): Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC; 0/0), Caden Clark (CF Montréal; 0/0), Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Matko Miljevic (Huracán/ARG; 0/0), Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City 0/0), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps; 1/0)

Upcoming USMNT 2025 schedule

  • January 20 (friendly) — Venezuela (Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
  • January 22 (friendly) — Costa Rica (Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida)
  • March 20 (Concacaf Nations League) — Panama (SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California)

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