Pulisic, Balogun Return to USMNT Roster for Nations League Series vs. Haiti

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino recalled Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie to the national team for the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti, according to NBC Miami and ESPN. 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 who featured in September and October friendlies and half of the 26-man roster taken to this year's World Cup. Pulisic, of AC Milan, had missed wins over Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada while recovering from a microfracture of his right tibia and fibula sustained in a 4-1 round-of-16 loss to Belgium. Balogun, of Monaco, returns after a difficult summer; Pochettino said the series was 'a great opportunity to keep helping him to evolve.' Six players are under 20, led by 17-year-old striker Cavan Sullivan. The No. 16 U.S. will train in Georgia before facing 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, set for March 22-30 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Injuries ruled out Miles Robinson, Johnny Cardoso, Haji Wright, Alejandro Zendejas and Ricardo Pepi.