


21, play fifth-ranked England four days later and close the first roundĪgainst No. Qualifiers against Honduras and Canada in January, and a June friendly against Uruguay.īack in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, theġ4th-ranked Americans open in Qatar against No.ġ9 Wales on Nov. Pulisic, Adams and McKennie started together for just theįifth time after a 2019 exhibition against Ecuador, World Cup Pulisic captainedĪ lineup that averaged 33 international appearances, the highest for the U.S. Took over at forward from Jesús Ferreira. Loss to Japan because of an unspecified injury, replaced Brenden Aaronson on a wing and Pepi Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie were joined in midfield by Acosta, who replaced Luca de La Torre. Walker Zimmerman and Aaron Long held over in central defense.

Matt Turner remained in goal and Yedlin started at right backĪs Sergiño Dest shifted from the right to the left in place of Sam Vines. Last match for the Americans before the WorldĬup. Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, DeAndre Yedlin and Kellyn Acosta entered the starting lineup as U.S.Ĭoach Gregg Berhalter made four changes for Tuesday night’s exhibition against Saudi Arabia at Murcia, Spain, the
