Pulisic, Balogun return to USMNT roster for Nations League series against Haiti

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino recalled Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie to the national team for its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti, according to NBC Miami and Arab News. The 25-man roster, announced Wednesday from London, also brought in Reed Baker-Whiting of Nashville and Paderborn's Santiago Castañeda for possible debuts. The squad included 19 players from the September and October friendlies and half of the 26 players taken to this year's World Cup. Pulisic missed the exhibition wins over Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada while recovering from a microfracture of his right tibia and fibula sustained in the 4-1 loss to Belgium at the World Cup's round of 16. Balogun, reportedly omitted from earlier friendlies after a transfer to Everton fell through, has appeared in five matches for Monaco this season, all as a second-half substitute. Six players on the roster are under 20, headed by 17-year-old striker Cavan Sullivan. The No. 16-ranked United States faces 84th-ranked Haiti on Nov. 14 in Miami and Nov. 17 in Cincinnati in a total-goals series for a berth in the Nations League semifinals, to be played March 22-30 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.