Preview: U-17 MNT Takes on St. Kitts and Nevis in Second Match of Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team vs. St. Kitts and Nevis
2025 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers – Group F
Estadio Nacional; San José, Costa Rica
Feb. 12, 2025 - 8 p.m. ET
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WCQ CONTINUES VS. THE SUGAR BOYZ

After a strong victory against U.S. Virgin Islands to kick off the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team will continue its quest for the FIFA U-17 World Cup vs. St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday, Feb. 12 (8 p.m. ET; Fox Soccer Plus, ViX).

The newly expanded U-17 World Cup will feature 48 teams in Qatar this November and eight group winners from across Concacaf will qualify for the tournament. The U.S. is aiming for a record 19th appearance on the world stage.

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2025 CONCACAF U-17 QUALIFIERS
USA – GROUP F SCHEDULE

USA VS. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

• The U.S. has never faced St. Kitts and Nevis in Concacaf U-17 competition. It’s the island nation’s first appearance in the tournament proper.
• The Sugar Boyz missed out on qualifying for the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship, finishing second in Group C behind the Dominican Republic despite winning its first two matches vs. Cayman Islands and Dominica.
• The U.S. is 28W-3L-7D all-time against teams from the Caribbean Football Union at Concacaf U-17 qualifying and 25W-3L-5D in the group stage.

NEW TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The new Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers feature 35 teams drawn into eight groups (five of four teams, three of five teams) played across six different countries. No knockout stage will be contested. Each of the eight group winners will punch its ticket to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

GROUP F RESULTS

Monday, Feb. 10
Cuba 3, St. Kitts and Nevis 1
USA 22, U.S. Virgin Islands 0

DOMINANT START FOR USA

The U.S. launched its World Cup qualifying campaign with a bang, taking down the U.S. Virgin Islands 22-0. The massive margin of victory set a record for the most goals scored by any U.S. team at World Cup qualifying at any level, while forward Chase Adams’ 10 tallies were the most for an individual player in any U.S. World Cup qualifier at any level.

The USA dominated from the opening whistle, going up 6-0 within the first 15 minutes. In addition to Adams’ standout performance, captain Maximo Carrizo added four goals while Chance Cowell and Jude Terry added braces. In total, eight players tallied for the U.S.

ST. KITTS STRUGGLES DOWN STRETCH

Appearing in its first Concacaf U-17 qualifying tournament, St. Kitts got off to a strong start against higher-ranked Cuba in the first Group F match of the day. Franklyn Mitcham sent the Sugar Boyz into the half up 1-0 with a goal in the 43rd minute. While the Kittian defense held strong for most of the afternoon, Cuba finally broke through and equalized in the 76th on a goal from Lazaro Diaz. The forward put Cuba ahead 2-1 with his second goal in the 83rd and Cristian Bravo added an exclamation point in stoppage time to secure three points for the Leones del Caribe.

2025 CONCACAF U-17 ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; U-17 CAPS/GOALS; HOMETOWN)

GOALKEEPERS (3): Jack Kortkamp (Sporting KC; 2/0; Olathe, Kan.), William Mackay (Real Salt Lake; 1/0; Highland, Utah), Owen Pratt (LA Galaxy; 0/0; San Clemente, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6): Christopher Cupps (Chicago Fire FC; 3/0; Chicago, Ill.), Jordan Griffin (Philadelphia Union; 1/0; West Chester, Pa.), Pedro Guimaraes (Orange County SC; 4/1; Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC; 1/1; Lincoln, Neb.), Enrique Martinez (LA Galaxy; 3/0; Compton, Calif.), Gio Villa (Real Salt Lake; 4/0; Chicago, Ill.)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Maximo Carrizo (New York City FC; 4/4; Greenwich, Conn.), Kellan LeBlanc (Philadelphia Union; 1/1; Royersford, Pa.), Luca Moisa (Real Salt Lake; 3/0; Las Vegas, Nev.), Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United FC; 1/0; Holly Springs, Ga.), Cristiano Oliveira (New England Revolution; 1/0; Somerville, Mass.), Jude Terry (Los Angeles FC; 4/3; San Diego, Calif.)

FORWARDS (6): Chase Adams (Columbus Crew; 4/10; Naperville, Ill.), Lorenzo Cornelius (St. Louis City SC; 4/2; St. Peters, Mo.), Chance Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 4/2; Ceres, Calif.) Jamir Johnson (Philadelphia Union; 1/1; Huntsville, Ala.), Tanner Rosborough (New York Red Bulls; 0/0; McDonald, Pa.), Axel Uriostegui (Real Salt Lake; 1/0; Las Vegas, Nev.)

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• The USA’s 22-0 victory was its largest ever in a Men’s or Women’s World Cup qualifier at any level. The previous best result at Men’s U-17 qualifying was 8-0 vs. Guadeloupe at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship, the previous best result at Men’s World Cup qualifying was 13-0 vs. U.S. Virgin Islands at the 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship and the previous best overall was 20-0 vs. Grenada at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship.
• The previous individual game scoring mark at U-17 World Cup qualifying was three, reached four times: Cruz Medina (2023 vs. Barbados), Gio Reyna (2019 vs. Guadeloupe), Joe Gallardo (2015 vs. Cuba) and Josh Perez (2015 vs. Guatemala).
• Two players are seeking their first U-17 cap vs. St. Kitts and Nevis: goalkeeper Owen Pratt and forward Tanner Rosborough.
• All 21 players on the roster were born in 2008.
• The squad features players from 15 clubs, including 13 from Major League Soccer.
• Real Salt Lake leads the contributors with four players, followed by three from the Philadelphia Union and two from the LA Galaxy.
• All 21 players have spent time in MLS NEXT and 16 have seen professional action in MLS NEXT Pro.
• Eight players are signed to MLS Homegrown contracts: goalkeepers Jack Kortkamp and Owen Pratt, defender Gio Villa, midfielders Maximo Carrizo, Luca Moisa and Jude Terry plus forwards Chance Cowell and Tanner Rosborough.
• Two players come from USL Championship clubs: Orange County SC defender Pedro Guimaraes and Birmingham Legion FC defender Ramiz Hamouda.
• Forward Chance Cowell is the younger brother of USMNT forward Cade Cowell.
• The players hail from 12 states, led by five from California and three each from Illinois and Pennsylvania.
• Six players logged more than 800 minutes in MLS NEXT Pro last season. Adams was the only player born in 2008 or younger to score nine goals during the 2024 campaign.
• Pratt, Moisa and Adams were all named MLS NEXT All-Stars in 2024.
• The LA Galaxy’s Pratt and Martinez played key roles in helping their club’s U-17 squad win MLS NEXT Cup last summer. Pratt was named Best Goalkeeper at the competition.

ROAD TO COSTA RICA

This one-year U-17 MNT cycle kicked off in September 2024 at the Jezek Cup in the Czech Republic and the team gathered again for a domestic camp in November. Ten players have been called up for all three training camps: Chase Adams, Carrizo, Cowell, Christopher Cupps, Guimaraes, Kortkamp, Enrique Martinez, Moisa, Terry and Gio Villa.

At the Jezek Cup, the U-17s played up against U-18 squads from Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The U.S. went 1-1-1, highlighted by a 4-0 win against Czech Republic on goals from midfielder Jude Terry and forward Lorenzo Cornelius. Cornelius scored again in the USA’s 1-1 draw with Slovakia.

Prior to the start of the U-17 cycle, this age group had three training camps together as the U-16 Boys’ National Team. Guimaraes and Villa have been a part of all six gatherings over the last two years. As the U-16s, the U.S. drew Uruguay 1-1 and Argentina 2-2 last spring in Buenos Aires. Midfielder Luca Moisa netted the USA’s lone goal vs. Uruguay.