Nashville’s Walker Zimmerman called up to USMNT

Nashville SC’s Walker Zimmerman has been called up to the US Men’s National Team ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Costa Rica. The defender will replace Matt Miazga on Gregg Berhalter’s roster.

Zimmerman, 28, has earned 13 international caps since his debut in 2017. Although the center-back pool is deep, the U.S. display in the Nations League showed that there are potentially spots available at the position in Berhalter’s first-choice roster. Already confirmed to be on the roster for the Concacaf Gold Cup in July, Zimmerman will get a chance to play with the first-choice group tomorrow.

He’ll likely face off against a teammate in Randall Leal, who started both of Costa Rica’s matches in the Nations League finals. The match kicks off at 6:00 PM central at Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium, and will air on ESPN2 and TUDN.

Author: Ben Wrightis the Director of Soccer Content and a Senior MLS Contributor for Broadway Sports covering Nashville SC and the US National Team. Previously Ben was the editor and a founder of Speedway Soccer, where he has covered Nashville SC and their time in USL before journeying to Major League Soccer since 2018. Raised in Louisville, KY Ben grew up playing before a knee injury ended his competitive career. When he is not talking soccer he is probably producing music, drinking coffee or hanging out with his wife and kids. Mastodon

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