The Tri Sub23 and the United States included the Galaxy player in their 50-player prelude to the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic
the Mexican-American Efraïm Álvarez, from Galaxy LA, has not completed the procedure to change National Team, before FIFA, the body has informed ESPN Digital, And the U.S. representative did not consider it in his 31-player prelude to the CONCACAF Pre-Olympics, so Mexico could still keep him among its eligible.
“The player has not applied,” FIFA told the media, though in the United States they say they could still integrate it into the call, as the list is not definitive.
Efraín Álvarez was considered by Mexico and the United States in his prelist of 50 players for the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic which will be played in Guadalajara, however, the Galaxy footballer does not appear in the 31 called up called Jason Kreis, coach of the Under-23 selection of bars and stars, to train in Aztec soil before presenting the final squad of 20 members to get a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics, a journey that will begin on March 18.
Kreis decided to hold a pre-Olympic camp at CONCACAF with 31 of the 50 players he put on the prelist, among the absences is that of Ephraim Alvarez, who was also included by Jaime Lozano in the call of Mexico and who had previously already been called up to coach with the U.S. senior team.
“A lot has changed since March 2020, but we have seen our group of players grow and gain invaluable experience over the last year. We look forward to a few weeks of preparation before the tournament and we are grateful for the cooperation of the clubs. in releasing their players for this all-important training camp. I’m sure the group we’ve put together can achieve our ultimate goal of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, “the strategist said on the page bars and stars selection website.
The United States is in Group A of the tournament, in which it will begin its participation on March 18 against Costa Rica, then on the 21st of the same month it will be measured in the Dominican Republic and will close the phase on the 24th against Mexico.
On the other hand, sector B, which will begin operations on March 19, is made up of Honduras, Canada, El Salvador and Haiti.