United States to open March international window against Ecuador in Orlando

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US national team fans will get their first glimpse of the kind of squad new coach Gregg Berhalter will choose with his European-based players available when the Yanks face Ecuador on March 21 (8 pm ET | ESPN 2, UniMas, UDN) in a friendly announced on Saturday.

The match at Orlando City Stadium will be the first of two against South American opponents during the March window, with the US then traveling to take on Chile at BBVA Compass Stadium on March 26.


Los Armarillos currently sit ranked 57th in the FIFA international rankings, and count wingers Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) and Romario Ibarra (Minnesota United) among their capped players. The Americans are currently ranked 25th, and defending Copa America champions Chile are 13th.


Berhalter will have two games under belt following Saturday's friendly against Costa Rica (3:30 pm ET | FOX, UniMas, UDN), but as usual for the program's January camp, those squads were comprised mainly of MLS players.