Back to the Seattle Sounders Newsfeed

Nelson Valdez, Joevin Jones, Nicolas Lodeiro and Roman Torres compete in World Cup Qualifying matches

Four Seattle Sounders competed in World Cup qualifiers for their respective nations on Tuesday.

Forward Nelson Valdez started for Paraguay and logged 70 minutes in their 1-0 loss to Bolivia in La Paz in CONMEBOL qualifying. The lone tally came on a Gustavo Gomez own goal in the 78th minute.

Defender Joevin Jones started at left midfield and went 72 minutes in Trinidad and Tobago’s 3-1 loss to Honduras in CONCACAF qualifying. Romell Quioto, Emilio Izaguirre and Eddie Hernandez scored for Honduras, while Carlyle Mitchell recorded the lone tally for T&T.