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U.S. Soccer Federation Adds Nashville Soccer Club Defensive Duo Shaq Moore and Walker Zimmerman to Final 2022 FIFA World Cup Roster

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November 9, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS)Nashville SC News Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In conjunction with the U.S. Soccer Federation, Nashville Soccer Club announced today that Designated Player Walker Zimmerman and right back Shaq Moore have been named to the final United States Men’s National Team World Cup Roster ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar.


The 26-men roster who will represent the United States in the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar was unveiled at an exclusive event at Brooklyn Steel in New York City earlier this evening while being aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.

Zimmerman has solidified himself as a mainstay on the United States Men’s National Team backline. Since making his debut on Feb. 4, 2017, the centerback has made 33 caps for the USMNT Senior Team while serving as the captain six times.

In this calendar year, Zimmerman has made 10 appearances for the U.S. MNT which is tied with Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Antonee Robinson for the team lead in caps registered in 2022. He also made 10 appearances in 2021, leading the United States to an 8W-1L-1D record, with six clean sheets and a 20-6 positive goal differential.

Zimmerman was crucial in the U.S. MNT’s 2022 FIFA World Cup™ qualification, captaining the States and appearing in 10 Qualifying matches. The club and country captain owned a 6W-2L-2D record, five clean sheets and a goal-differential of +10 in route to clinching a spot in Qatar 2022.

At the club level, Zimmerman was elevated to Designated Player on April 29. Since then, the Nashville SC player featured in the 2022 MLS All-Star Game, presented by Target, in Minnesota and tied a career-high with 30 appearances.

Moore has earned 15 caps for the U.S. MNT following his debut on June 2, 2018, in a friendly against Ireland. The defender scored his first international goal on July 18, 2021 in the first minute of play against Canada in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, putting the U.S. MNT in first place going into the knockout stage of the competition.

In the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, Moore appeared in all six matches including a 55-minute shift against Mexico that saw the United States defeat El Tri 1-0 in extra time to win the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup. In his most recent international caps, Moore appeared in four matches at right back in the U.S. MNT’s 2022 FIFA World Cup™ qualification to Qatar.

Moore joined Nashville SC this summer via a transfer and appeared in 11 matches for the Boys in Gold while…

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