Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves welcomed Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo González in the capital San José on Thursday.

The first international match of the year for Costa Rica is here, and they're headed to Orlando's Inter & Co Stadium on Wednesday to take on the USA in what's shaping up to be a lively friendly. While it's a non-competitive clash, the stakes are always high when these two CONCACAF powerhouses face off.

Several players have left the USMNT's January training camp in recent days, but the ones who remain have a huge opportunity to impress coach Mauricio Pochettino in two upcoming friendly games.

The U.S. men's national team got another comfortable win, beating Costa Rica 3-0 Wednesday to end January on a high note.

The Americans dispatched Venezuela 3-1, with three players each getting their first national team goals. Now they face a Costa Rican side playing for the first time since being eliminated from the CONCACAF Nations League by Panama back in November — and with a new manager at the helm.

With an MLS-heavy roster, new coach Mauricio Pochettino has plenty to be impressed with after a convincing pair of friendlies.

Mauricio Pochettino is pushing players to the limit to get them in shape for matches against Venezuela and Costa Rica. Some players haven't played competitive matches since November due to not qualifying for MLS playoffs,

The USMNT made it two wins from two January friendlies, defeating Costa Rica 3-0 on Wednesday at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.

The United States Men's National Team is gearing up for two international friendlies against Venezuela and Costa Rica. These games represent head coach Mauricio Pochettino's third cycle in charge of the USMNT;

David Mosse and special guest Doug McIntyre broke down the USMNT’s first of two matches during Camp Cupcake. Maurcio Pochettino’s young squad topped Venezuela behind three first time international goal scorers.

The U.S. and Costa Rica game will be broadcast in English on TNT and truTV. NBC's Universo will carry the game in Spanish. The U.S. and Costa Rica will stream in English on Max. NBC's Peacock will stream the game in Spanish.

The U.S. men's national team is without Christian Pulisic for its first match of 2025 against Venezuela.