The 2016 season has included some bumps in the road for Sporting Kansas City designated players Matt Besler and Graham Zusi.
But their status with the United States men’s national team remains unchanged.
Besler and Zusi have been called up to the national team for two upcoming World Cup qualifiers, coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced Sunday. They are part of a 26-man roster for the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be played in Russia. The Americans travel to face St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday before returning to home soil to play Trinidad and Tobago on Sept.