The United States men's national team will conclude its annual January camp with an international friendly against Slovenia on Saturday, giving a number of fringe players a chance to impress for possible future call-ups.
As is always the case with the convening of the USMNT squad in January, the camp and subsequent match do not fall in a designated FIFA international window, meaning players are not required to be released by their clubs. As a result, the squad is almost always comprised of entirely domestic-based players who are in the midst of their club offseason.
That is the case here, as Gregg Berhalter has called in 25 players who combine for just 80 international caps and five goals, with 27 of those caps and three of the goals coming from defender Miles Robinson, who headlines the young and inexperienced squad.
Slovenia are in the same boat, traveling to San Antonio with an even more inexperienced roster as they look for possible contributors for their looming participation in Euro 2024 this coming summer.
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USA vs Slovenia live stream, TV channel
- TV Channel (English): TNT
- Streaming (English): Sling, Max, Watch TNT
- TV Channel (Spanish): Telemundo, Universo
- Streaming (Spanish): Fubo, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo
The friendly between the United States men's national team and Slovenia on Saturday will be broadcast in the United States in English on TNT, which is available to watch on Sling. The match will also be streamed on Max (formerly HBO Max).
A Spanish-language broadcast can be found on Telemundo and Universo, which are available to stream on Fubo, as well as Peacock for those with a premium login.
What time does USA vs Slovenia kick off?
This international friendly match kicks off Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, or 2 p.m. local time at Toyota Stadium in San Antonio, Texas.
Here's how that time translates to the four time zones of continental North America:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Sat, Jan. 20 | 3 p.m. ET |
| Central Time | Sat, Jan. 20 | 2 p.m. CT |
| Mountain Time | Sat, Jan. 20 | 1 p.m. MT |
| Pacific Time | Sat, Jan. 20 | 12 p.m. PT |
USA vs Slovenia squads, lineups, team news
With a roster entirely made up of domestic-based players in the midst of their offseason, it's quite difficult to know who will get the nod in the match. Defender Miles Robinson will start and captain the side, but his likely partner Jackson Ragen had to withdraw from the squad due to a knee injury. Also not with the squad is winger Cade Cowell who departed camp to finalize his club transfer to Chivas.
With three uncapped goalkeepers on the roster, Drake Callender will be disappointed not to earn the start, as it's Patrick Schulte chosen to begin between the sticks.
There are seven debutants in the starting lineup for the United States, tying a modern record set in last January's friendly against Serbia. Josh Atencio and Bernard Kamungo are amongst those rewarded for a bright MLS season last year, while Jack McGlynn and Duncan McGuire will bide their time hoping for a first cap off the bench.
USA starting lineup (4-4-3): Schulte (GK) — Moore, M. Robinson, Zawadzki, D. Jones — Atencio, A. Morris, Tillman — Kamungo, B. White, Luna.
USA squad vs Slovenia
| Pos | Name | Club | Caps | Goals |
| GK | Drake Callender | Inter Miami | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Roman Celentano | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 |
| DEF | Nathan Harris | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 |
| DEF | DeJuan Jones | New England Rev. | 7 | 0 |
| DEF | Shaq Moore | Nashville SC | 17 | 1 |
| DEF | Ian Murphy | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 |
| DEF | Miles Robinson | FC Cincinnati | 27 | 3 |
| DEF | Nkosi Tafari | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 |
| DEF | John Tolkin | NY Red Bulls | 3 | 0 |
| DEF | Caleb Wiley | Atlanta United | 1 | 0 |
| MID | Josh Atencio | Seattle Sounders | 0 | 0 |
| MID | Aziel Jackson | St. Louis City SC | 0 | 0 |
| MID | Jack McGlynn | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 |
| MID | Aidan Morris | Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 |
| MID | James Sands | NYCFC | 13 | 0 |
| MID | Timothy Tillman | LAFC | 0 | 0 |
| MID | Sean Zawadzki | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 |
| FWD | Esmir Bajraktarevic | New England Rev. | 0 | 0 |
| FWD | Bernard Kamungo | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 |
| FWD | Diego Luna | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 |
| FWD | Duncan McGuire | Orlando City SC | 0 | 0 |
| FWD | Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 0 |
Like the United states, Slovenia's squad features almost entirely domestic-based players who have little or no international experience.
The most veteran player on the roster is defender Zan Karnicnik who has 24 international appearances and the only senior international goal scored of any player in the entire Slovenia squad. He is one of four players called up from Slovenian club Celje who are running away with this year's league title, 10 points clear at the top through 19 matches.
There is one US-based player on the roster, with 19-year-old right-back Mitja Ilenic just brought over to MLS side NYCFC from Slovenian club NK Domzale this winter for a €1 million transfer fee. He is joined by another exciting young player in 21-year-old defensive midfielder Adrian Zeljkovic who has Europa Conference League experience with his Slovakian club Spartak Trnava.
Slovenia starting lineup (4-4-2): Vekic (GK) — Karnicnik, Zaletel, Zec, Kuzmic — Zeljkovic — Svetlin, Repas — Elsnik — Gradisar, Sturm.
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