MLS Chicago Fire FC

Weekly Update: Miguel Navarro, Boris Sekulić and Xherdan Shaqiri Called to National Team Duty as Chicago Fire FC Pauses for FIFA Window

Published on March 20, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


CHICAGO - Chicago Fire FC today announced that defenders Miguel Navarro and Boris Sekulić, and midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri have been called up to their respective National Teams.

Chicago is coming off a 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, March 19, at Soldier Field, with two goals from forward Kacper Przybyłko and a penalty kick goal from Xherdan Shaqiri. Following the FIFA window, the Fire will return to league play on Saturday, April 2 when the team hosts FC Dallas at Soldier Field. Beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT, the match against Dallas will be nationally televised on Univision, TUDN and Twitter (English audio), and transmitted locally in Spanish on TUDN 1200 AM.

Navarro will join Venezuela Men's National Team for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, first traveling to face Argentina at 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday, March 25 at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. La Vinotinto will then host Colombia at 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, March 29, at the Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay in Ciudad Guayana. Venezuela currently has 10 points after 16 matches in Conmebol qualifying.

Sekulić, who has two caps for Slovakia, will join the Slovakia Men's National Team for two international friendlies. Slovakia will face Norway on Friday, March 25 with kick off set for 12:00 p.m. CT at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway. The team will then face Finland at 11:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, March 29 at the Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia, Spain. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

Shaqiri joins Switzerland for the first time since joining the Fire. Switzerland will face England at 12:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 26 at Wembley Stadium in London and then host Kosovo at 11:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, March 29 at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+. Switzerland qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on November 15, 2021 when they beat Bulgaria 4-0 to solidify the top spot of Group C.

Earlier in the week, U.S. Soccer announced that goalkeeper Chris Brady and forward Brian Gutiérrez were named to the U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team roster for a training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from March 21-30. The U-20 MYNT will face Argentina on Saturday, March 26, and Argentina Primera Division club River Plate on Tuesday, March 29. It is the first call up for Brady under head coach Mike Varas, and the third call up for Gutiérrez during the current cycle.

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