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

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

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

Mauricio Pochettino made eight changes from the United States' friendly victory over Venezuela Saturday afternoon as they ran out 3-0 winners against Costa Rica on Wednesday night.  Scorers: White

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.

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.

The USMNT will take on Venezuela on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It will move on to face Costa Rica on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Orlando, Florida. More must-reads:

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.

For the USMNT, these January friendlies are a chance to prove that players based in MLS can be just as good as those plying their trade in Europe.

San José, Costa Rica - The president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Nancy Hernández, warned Monday that freedom in the region is threatened by “populism” and lamented the deterioration of democracy that is occurring,