USA-COSTA RICA EXPRESS: Nov. 10 Jacksonville, Fla. USA 6 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Lloyd 4, Brian 10,Williams 50, 68, Press 56, own goal (Blanco) 86. Att.: 12,914. As one should expect, the world champions easily beat Costa Rica on Sunday. In the USA’s last game of 2019,and second game under new head coach Vlatko Andonovski […]
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USA-Sweden: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SWEDEN EXPRESS: Nov. 7 in Columbus, Ohio USA 3 Sweden 2. Goals: Lloyd 6, 31, Press 28; Anvegard75, 79. Att.: 20,903. The Vlatko Andonovski era got off to a rip-roaring start. In the new coach’s debut against Sweden, which finished third at theWorld Cup the USA won last summer, the Americans stormed out of the […]
Canada-USA: Men's Concacaf Nations League Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESSOct. 15 in TorontoCanada 2 USA 0. Goals: Davies 63, Cavallini 90+1.Att.: 17,126 In a performance that will rank among the worst in U.S. national team history — two years and five days after the debacle against Trinidad & Tobago in Couva — the USA fell to Canada for the first time in 34 […]
USA-Cuba: Men's Concacaf Nations League Player Ratings
USA-CUBA EXPRESSOct. 10 in Washington, D.C.USA 7 Cuba 0. Goals: McKennie 1, 5, 13, Morris 9, owngoal (Ramos) 37, Sargent 40, Pulisic (pen.) 62.Att.: 13,784. There was plenty of brilliance from the USA during the first half and a joy to its game that we’re not used toseeing. Weston McKennie‘s hat trick started before the […]
USA-South Korea: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SOUTH KOREA EXPRESS: Oct. 6 in Chicago USA 1 South Korea 1. Goals: Lloyd 37; Ji 34.Att.: 33,027. Jill Ellis‘ reign as U.S. women’s national team coach ended on Sunday as did the USA’s 17-game winning streak when it was held to a 1-1 tie bySouth Korea in the final game of the Victory Tour. […]
USA-South Korea: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SOUTH KOREA EXPRESS:Oct. 3 in Charlotte, North CarolinaUSA 2 South Korea 0. Goals: Long 45+3,Pugh 76.Att.: 30,071. Megan Rapinoe assisted on close-range goals by Allie Long in the first half and Mallory Pughin the second half for a 2-0 USA win over South Korea on Thursday. USA PlayerRatings (1=low; 5=middle; 10=high.)GOALKEEPERThe only balls that reached Ashlyn […]
USA-Uruguay: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-URUGUAY EXPRESSSept. 10 in St. LouisUSA 1 Uruguay 1. Goals: Morris 79; B.Rodriguez 50.Att.: 20,625. Not a victory, but a 1-1 comeback tie with Uruguay following Friday’s stinging 3-0 loss to Mexico ends the latest Gregg Berhalter camp on arelatively positive note. Although Uruguay is never an easy foe, its counterattack approach — it beat […]
USA-Mexico: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESSSept. 6 in East Rutherford, N.J.USA 0 Mexico 3. Goals: Hernandez 21, Gutierrez 78,Antuna 82.Att.: 47,960 The USA suffered its worst defeat to Mexico in a decade when it fell 3-0 in Friday night’s friendly. Only for a fleeting period at the beginningof each half did Coach Gregg Berhalter‘s team play with any cohesion […]
USA-Portugal Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PORTUGAL EXPRESS:Sept 3 in St. Paul, MinnesotaUSA 3 Portugal 0. Goals: Lloyd 22, 32 (pen.),Horan 83. Att.: 19,600. Carli Lloyd struck twice in the first half and Lindsey Horan capped the scoring in the second half for a 3-0U.S. win over Portugal. Despite not matching the four goals it scored in last Thursday’s shutout win […]
USA-Portugal Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PORTUGAL EXPRESS:August 29 in PhiladelphiaUSA 4 Portugal 0. Goals: Heath 4, Brian 18, Lloyd 52,Long 82.Att.: 49,504 In the clash between the four-time World Cup-winner and a team that has never been to the World Cup, the USA scored a few minutes after kickoffand cruised to a 4-0 win over Portugal in front of the […]
