The United States defeat Costa Rica On Wednesday it was 3-0, which means two wins in two games for the overflowing squad MLS players during the Americans’ annual January camp.
Vancouver Whitecaps striker Brian White opened the scoring for the U.S. with a win Esteban Alvarado After Diego Luna he sent it into the penalty area with a strong pass.
White, who turns 29 on Feb. 3, became the oldest American to score his first international goal since 29-year-old Matt Besler in 2016.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men were fresh off their victory Venezuela in the next friendly match on Saturday I needed a lot of defense Zack Steffen at the end of the first half and maintained a 1-0 lead until the break.
Earlier in the second half, Steffen once again performed brilliantly for the USA Caden Clark AND Patrick Agyemang he scored two brilliant goals late in the match to tie the game.
“He performed really, really well,” Pochettino said of Steffen. “Some of the saves were amazing. He showed the quality he has as a goalkeeper.”
It was Agyemang, who scored on his U.S. debut in a 3-0 win over Venezuela, his second goal in as many games.
The result was given by the previous one Mexico coach Miguel Herrera suffered a defeat in his first match since taking over in Costa Rica.
Pochettino will lead a fully-strength American team into action in March at the Concacaf Nations League finals, where the Americans will try to remain the only team to ever win the competition since its inception in 2019.
“The inclusion of non-traditional players in the national team is very useful and provides new information about the true level of these players,” Pochettino said after the match.
“These are players with talent, able to understand different ideas and quickly adapt to them. I think it will help us make better decisions in the future and create a balanced squad for future competitions.”
The United States will begin Nations League play on March 20 against this team Panama at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Players from Europe will be available in the Nations League, one of only six training camps that will remain in the top pool before players arrive for the 2026 World Cup.
Steffen was among eight changes to the starting lineup after Saturday’s win and was a defender Miles RobinsonOf the three remaining players, he played for the national team for the first time as right back.
Central defenders Tim Ream AND Walker Zimmerman joined the squad along with a left back DeJuan JonesLuna in midfield, winger Indiana Vasiliev and White. Ream and Zimmerman became the first pair of non-goalkeepers over the age of 30 to start playing since Ream and Michael Bradley in 2019.
The summary uses information from the Associated Press.
