EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC midfielder Jeremy Garay and forward Amando Moreno, as well as goalkeeper Jahmali Waite, have been called up for international duty for their respective countries, El Salvador and Jamaica, ahead of next week’s FIFA international window.
JAMAICA
The Jamaican Men’s National Team will face the U.S. in the semifinal of the 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League on March 21 at 5 p.m. MT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Waite and the rest of the Jamaican squad reported into the Dallas metropolitan area on March 17 to begin working on an opportunity to lift its first-ever major international trophy.
The other semifinal features Mexico and Panama. The third-place and championship matches will be played on March 24 in Arlington at 4 pm and 7:15 pm MT respectively. All matches will be broadcast live on Paramount+ and Univision.
EL SALVADOR
Garay and Moreno join an El Salvador side looking to rebuild after falling down to League B for the next edition of Concacaf Nations League. They’ve got three international friendlies scheduled between Wednesday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 26, including a marquee exhibition matchup against 2022 World Cup winners Argentina.
EL SALVADOR MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
El Salvador vs Bonaire (Non-FIFA Friendly)
Wednesday, March 20, 5 p.m. MT
Audi Field, Washington D.C.
Argentina vs El Salvador (FIFA Friendly)
Friday, March 22, 6 p.m. MT
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
El Salvador vs Honduras (FIFA Friendly)
Tuesday, March 26, 7 p.m. MT
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
ABOUT THE 2023/24 CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE
The 23/24 CNL will be the third edition of the international competition contested by the Senior Men’s National Teams of the members of Concacaf, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Per Concacaf, the competition’s format has been revamped, beginning this year, to include more direct elimination matches that will qualify teams to continental summer competitions. This includes the qualification route for Concacaf’s six competing teams in the CONMEBOL 2024 Copa America, set to be held in the United States.
The 23/24 CNL will continue to be played in a three-League format (A, B, and C), with the region’s 41 men’s senior national teams distributed into the Leagues according to the results of the 22/23 CNL. El Salvador will compete in League A, which has expanded to include 16 teams (up from 12), and a new quarterfinal round.
For group stage play, the 12 lowest-ranked League A national teams will be split into two groups of six teams, with each team playing a total of four games (two at home and two away). After group stage play, each group’s first and second-place finishers (four teams in total) will advance to the CNL quarterfinals, where they will join the four top-ranked League A national teams, which are Mexico, the U.S., Costa Rica and Canada.
League A’s new Quarterfinal round will be played in a home-and-away format, with the aggregate score winners in each quarterfinal matchup advancing to the CNL Finals. Specifically for the 23/24 CNL, the quarterfinal winners will qualify for the 2024 Copa America.