Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan will both be joining the United States men’s national team in Qatar for the 2022 men’s World Cup, it was announced on Wednesday. By most accounts, Roldan and Morris both benefitted from the roster being extended to 26 players from the traditional size of 23. Seattle native and former Sounder DeAndre Yedlin also made the USA’s roster as the lone player with previous World Cup experience.
The journey to Qatar has been an interesting one for the two Sounders, who have bounced between longshots to shoo-ins to something in between over the past couple years.