Gregg Berhalter to make his return to the USMNT with matches against Uzbekistan and Oman

Gregg Berhalter’s first matches in his return as United States men’s national team coach will be exhibitions against Uzbekistan on Sept. 9 at CITYPARK in St. Louis and Oman three days later at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Oman is ranked 73rd and Uzbekistan 74th, while the U.S. is No. 13. 

Many nations are unavailable for friendlies because of 2024 European Championship qualifying and the start of 2026 World Cup qualifying in South America.

Berhalter was rehired as coach on June 16, five-and-a-half months after the U.S. Soccer Federation allowed his contract to expire. He was revealed at a press conference that day.

He was replaced him with an interim coach after the Reyna family notified the USSF of a three-decade-old domestic violence allegation involving Berhalter and the woman who later became his wife.

The USMNT will be playing Uzbekistan and Oman in September in Gregg Berhalter’s return

Berhalter was announced as manager of the team earlier in June after a long coaching search

The men’s national team is currently playing in the Gold Cup and won its last game 6-0

That interim job also saw a change of its own when Anthony Hudson departed the post for a managerial position at Qatari-side Al-Markhiya.

Replacing Hudson was B.J. Callaghan, who led them to a Nations League title and is currently in charge as the United States looks to complete the continental double by winning the Gold Cup. 

The USSF retained a law firm that said while Berhalter’s conduct ‘likely constituted the misdemeanor crime of assault on a female,’ he did not improperly withhold information when he was hired.

Berhalter initially was hired in December 2018 after the U.S. failed to qualify for that year’s World Cup. He led the Americans to the second round last year in Qatar before a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands.

The matches announced Thursday will be followed by previously announced exhibitions against No. 15 Germany on Oct. 14 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, and 59th-ranked Ghana three days later at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee.

Last night, the US men’s national team won their first game of the Gold Cup with a 6-0 victory over St. Kitts and Nevis.

The USMNT plays its final game of the group stage against Trinidad & Tobago on July 2.