It's wonderful to see Morris back on the field for the national team after the significant hurdles he has overcome. Twenty-three of the 25 players in camp for September were crowned champions at one of the two tournaments. Didn't care for the starting XI and cared less for his subs. Having returned to the USMNT fold for the friendly against El Salvador last December, Acosta has appeared in all 13 matches in 2021 and 14 consecutive matches overall, which is the longest streak of appearances by a USMNT player since DaMarcus Beasley played in 16-straight matches in 2003-04. Played just 12 minutes. In the 0-0 draw between these two teams in the reverse fixture, El Salvador manager Hugo Perez opted to clogthe midfield and make life difficult for the Americans, who only held 49 percentpossession despite the talent gap. For the first time, eight teams will contest the final round of World Cup qualifying for Concacaf from September to March. GOALKEEPERS (3): Kevin Carabantes (FAS; 3/0), Mario Gonzalez (Alianza; 11/0), Yonatan Guardado (Once Deportivo; 0/0), DEFENDERS (8): Lizandro Claros (Aguila; 0/0), Roberto Dominguez (Chalatenango; 42/1), Ronald Gomez (Aguila; 10/0), Alexander Larin (Comunicaciones/GUA; 62/4), Miguel Lemus (Chalatenango; 6/0), Bryan Tamacas (Alianza; 42/1), Eduardo Vigil (Firpo; 1/0), Eriq Zavaleta (Toronto FC/CAN; 8/1), MIDFIELDERS (10): Melvin Cartagena (Once Deportivo; 1/0), Darwin Ceren (Houston Dynamo/USA; 66/4), Enrico Hernandez (FC Eindhoven/NED; 0/0), Christian Martinez (San Carlos/CRC; 0/0), Armando Moreno (New Mexico United/USA; 4/0), Marvin Monterroza (Alianza; 29/2), Denis Pineda (FAS; 28/3), Narciso Orellana (Alianza; 39/1), Harold Osorio (Alianza; 1/0), Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC/USA; 4/1), FORWARDS (7): Jairo Henriquez (Aguila; 12/1), Walmer Martinez (Hartford Athletic/USA; 8/2), Joshua Perez (Miami FC/USA; 10/3), Kevin Reyes (FAS; 1/0), Joaquin Rivas (FC Tulsa/USA; 14/4), Erick Rivera (Santa Tecla; 3/0), Styven Vasquez (Aguila; 1/0). The United States Men's National Team churned through 2022 World Cup qualifying, and is now in the back half of the schedule. The U.S. has defeated El Salvador in 14 straight home games, the longest streak of its kind against a single opponent in team history. The result will leave a sour taste in the mouths of USMNT fans who felt three points were likely, but as always in Concacaf, nothing is given. The United States put itself in a great qualifying position with a narrow yet commanding win in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday night. SLV 0, USA 0. 11:56 pm ET, at Substitute goalkeeper Ethan Horvath shone in saving a Mexico penalty in stoppage time of the second overtime period to secure the USMNTs first trophy of the summer. Damn good to see Jordan Morris back on the field for a World Cup qualifier. Ref makes him wait to re-enter the field. El Salvador's physical play is keeping the U.S. off balance as we approach the hour mark. It's the right call, Weah has been the far more effective winger tonight. Turner only had to make one save on the night. 1:16 am ET, at The roster is out for the U.S.'s next three matches on the road . The U.S. will face El Salvador, Canada and Honduras, with an eye on inching ever closer to an automatic berth at the 2022 World Cup. El Salvador-USA Marks First of 14-Match, Seven-Month Qualifying Schedule; Thursdays Kickoff from Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador Set for 10:05 p.m. "In this game we're expecting to play into our forward a lot, use him as a point to draw their defenders out, and Jess does a good job of that. 6:25 p.m.: Field looks pristine, as our Michael DeCourcy is on site for the match. Uriel Antuna and Ral Jimenez scored one goal each as Mexico downed El Salvador 2-0 to make the . pic.twitter.com/rn5tUKPZJK. section: | slug: usmnt-vs-el-salvador-score-ratings-highlights-usa-settles-for-draw-in-concacaf-world-cup-qualifying-opener | sport: soccer | route: live_blog_single | [FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING]. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. When is USA vs El Salvador? Ahead of World Cup qualifying, the USMNT had a busy, productive summer taking home two confederation championships in the inaugural Nations League and the Gold Cup. The USA closes out the September international window vs. Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday, Sept. 8 (10:05 p.m. 13th minute: Tyler Adams makes a critical intervention in the penalty area on an overlapping El Salvador run, and then Pulisic has a shot blocked on the other end after good buildup down the left. United States Ties El Salvador to Open World Cup Qualifying. 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: USA Book Qatar Showpiece Spot Despite 2-0 Defeat To Costa Rica . USA - Matt Turner, 57th minute: El Salvador held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks on the evening and created its first shot-on-goal with one such opportunity in the second half. You have to wonder if the cold is affecting the ball's constitution. ), 8-Weston McKennie, 11-Brenden Aaronson (10-Cristian Roldan, 78); 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Josh Sargent (19-Jordan Pefok, 64), 20-Konrad de la Fuente (23-Kellyn Acosta, 65), Substitutes not used: 16-Ethan Horvath, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 6-John Brooks, 14-Ricardo Pepi, 15-Mark McKenzie, 18-James Sands, 21-George Bello, SLV: 1-Mario Gonzalez; 21-Bryan Tamacas, 4-Eriq Zavaleta, 5-Ronald Rodriguez, 13-Alexander Larin (19-Denis Pineda, 74); 7-Darwin Ceren (23-Melvin Cartagena, 59), 6-Narciso Orellana, 15-Alex Roldan; 12-Marvin Monterroza (Capt.) The United States will be happy with the three points, but there's plenty to work on, especially up front. The USMNT has two more World Cup qualifying matches over the next six days, playing its first home game when it faces Canada on Sunday, Sept. 5 in Nashville (8 p.m. 3.2K 460K views 1 year ago #USMNT #WorldCup #ElSalvador The U.S. usher in a new era versus El Salvador, as their world class roster of young talents looks to overcome the USMNT's 2017. Dest just tries to do too much way too often. 11:17 pm ET, at El Salvador also sports players who ply their trade in Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Netherlands. First and foremost, Ricardo Pepi misses out up front, with FC Dallas teammate Jesus Ferreira earning the start up top. 10:46 pm ET. 16th minute: Chance, USA! #USMNT. It's saved, and Ferreira heads across to Antonee Robinson on the opposite end who provides a much-needed finish. Midfield has been spectacular moving the ball up the field. 12:18 am ET, at The teenage striker also sank the game-winning penalty kick for MLS in last weeks All-Star Game vs. Liga MX. - Second-half subs came far too late. Turner swallowed the attempt to keep things scoreless. High energy start. It'll be all about tweaks in the locker room for the U.S. head man. Berhalter would not be drawn on injury updates, but did state that Weston McKennie who was seen limping late after a failed header in front of net was "fine" and that "I've spoken to medical and nothing came up.". 42nd minute: Chance, USA! 5:00p.m.: The USMNT will wearits broken glass home kit tonight, with the purple goalkeeper getup. Hugo Perez: "We were doing well until the mistake we made and that cost us the game. The WCQ opener at El Salvador comes five years to the day that a 17-year-old Pulisic became the youngest USMNT player to score in qualifying, tallying twice in a 6-0 win at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, 2016 in Kingstown. Kellyn Acosta comes close to opening the scoring pic.twitter.com/BAGLV8GO1j. 6:00 p.m.: Lineups are in, and it wouldn't be a USMNT match without some key surprises. Still a lot of ftbol to play. Developed in conjunction with the players, coaches and staff, Only Forward / Solo Palante highlights a young, diverse and global-minded Mens National Team that is humble yet resilient as it looks to tackle the challenge of World Cup Qualifying during the next eight months. The United States Men's National Team begins a unique international window by resuming World Cup qualifying against El Salvador tomorrow at Lower.com Field in Columbus. Was put into a big spot in the middle and was fairly quiet. Tying a modern-era record, 12 players made their World Cup qualifying debut for the USA and got an introduction to the rigors of Concacaf qualifying, facing a very physical El Salvador team in a match where both sides struggled to establish rhythm on a choppy and spongy playing surface. McKennie drove down the flank and sent a cross in for Kellyn Acosta, who just beat his marking defender and sent a leaping header to the left post. Solid play down the right, and Weah absolutely roasts two defenders to get a shot off from a tight angle. 6:45 p.m.: Sam Borden reports on ESPN that El Salvador didn't bring appropriate cold-weather gear, and had to go buy more at a sporting goods store once they arrived. He took a blow to the head, collected the ball, and then went down and required treatment. Teams qualify for the World Cup through their regional confederations, and the USMNT will have to run the gauntlet of Concacaf (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) to reach Qatar 2022. A few minutes later, Pefok sprung McKennie. After an action-packed summer in which the deep U.S. player pool responded to adversity on and off the field and proved itself with two regional championship trophies, the USMNT is ready to show the world that they are prepared to change the way the world views American soccer. The 26-player roster averages 18 caps overall and seven in official competition. Had some trouble down the right with Alex Roldan and just wasn't at his sharpest. Lets go boys! That's a big miss. , a dramatic 3-2 victory. Teams can summon a larger group for the window, but the game day rosters for World Cup qualifiers may only include 23 players. - Get Musah higher. Documents remain to be filed. Business attire. No halftime subs. Mexico has scored twice in two minutes to come back against Jamaica, but the three points here for the United States are the most important thing tonight for Berhalter's bunch. Cool and collected from @headdturnerr. ET. Chippy start for both teams. USA vs El Salvador Live Watchalong | USMNT World Cup Qualifying 25,814 views Streamed live on Jan 27, 2022 1.2K Dislike Share Save Tactical Manager TV 21.3K subscribers The USMNT is. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed five starters from the previous qualifier, a 1-1 draw at Jamaica in November, with Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams all starting together for the first time in almost three years. The U.S., trying to rebound from its failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, is ranked 10th, its highest since 2006, after winning the CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup, and El Salvador is 64th. Sporting News will followthe match live and providescore updates, commentary and highlights as they happen. Disagree? In all honesty, the U.S. has dominated this match, in about as much as one can dominate a hard-fought CONCACAF battle. Now he must deliver for the @USMNT tonight. Narrow, yet commanding. Not surprised but you take the point and move on. ", Berhalter stated he was happy with Pulisic's effort, but noted that the performance wasn't his best, saying"it's just about finding his top form, and finding ways to get him in front of goal.". 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories_live-blog, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. This World Cup 2022 qualifier will be held on Thursday, January 27 - TONIGHT. My player ratings after the USMNT's underwhelming 0-0 draw with El Salvador https://t.co/WoG3Ae7Hxf, U.S. Soccer Insiders, voting for tonight's Man of the Match is now open Tyler Adams Gio Reyna Miles RobinsonDownload the official U.S. Soccer App to vote: https://t.co/b0oF3A2fBJ pic.twitter.com/GER5hzxXwn. Defender Eriq Zavaleta, a former U.S. youth international, got a step on his marking defender near the penalty spot and sent a header low to the right post. Pulisic looked in some pain, but the two laugh it off. Joaqun Rivas is a consistent presence up top, buthas failed to score in World Cup qualifying after a three-goal performance in last summer's Gold Cup. Kickoff is set for 10:05 p.m. USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter addressed the reasons for John Brooks' exclusion in the last three World Cup qualifying windows. Robinson has been by far the best U.S. player in front of net, which probably isn't great for Berhalter and Co., but they'll take it. 11:38 pm ET, at Ricardo Pepi's been good for us and I'm sure we're going to see him in this window. I enjoy this one a lot. That's the best way. It wasn't sharp, and a young, inexperienced team looked exactly that. El Salvador has gotten in the U.S. penalty area a few too many times, it's somewhat worrying. The U.S. has two more cold-weather matchups in the next week and can move to the verge of a berth with victories on Sunday against Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, and Wednesday against Honduras at St. Paul, Minnesota. Lletget sits second on the team with 12 appearances in 2021. Still 1-0 USA, 66th minute. U.S. loses possession down the right and it produces an opportunity for Alex Roldan who rifles his shot just wide of the far post. Antonee Robinson with a strong strike to beat the El Salvador keeper!!! The U.S. returns to action on Sunday when they host Canada in their second qualifier in Nashville. Should have scored nine minutes in with a wide-open header that he sent over the goal. Bet 10 & Get 50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Berhalter to @SamBorden : - @tyler_adams14 makes his 9th straight WCQ appearance. He even went so far as to say heprefersbeing called Jedi, and says it's "weird" when someone calls him Antonee. #SLVvUSA. NEARLY. Left foot needed is right. Five U.S. players appeared vs. El Salvador in December- Aaronson, Lletget, plus defenders Mark McKenzie and Walker Zimmerman and midfielder Kellyn Acosta. You'd expect heading expert Weston McKennie to finish that free headed chance at the far post, but somehow he plants the header harmlessly into the ground. Again. Chris Mueller bagged a brace in his U.S. debut, while current call-ups Sebastian Lletget and Brenden Aaronson also scored, Aaronson tallying his first international goal. "We had it in spurts but overall we could have done much better. Weston McKennie of the . 11:33 pm ET, at Gio Reyna is having some issues, completing just 58.8 percent of his passes as his sharpness just looks a tad off. Lacked that killer instinct when attacking the ball, but he played it safe and did alright. El Salvadors best scoring chance of the opening 45 minutes also came from a center back as defender Ronald Rodriguezs header attempt off a corner kick also flew over the goal. It was comfortable in the end, despite the sputtery attack throughout. Turner at full stretch had it mostly covered and made Roldan's window very small, but there was a window for him to hit. Officiating from this Guatemala crew needs to improve. Midfielder Armando Moreno was an unused sub for the USMNT vs. Puerto Rico in May 2016, while midfielder Alex Roldan is the younger brother of U.S. midfielder Cristian Roldan. pic.twitter.com/816SzbsREW. Home side looking dangerous but doesn't have the final product just yet. The USMNT enter. Pulisic has been shut down throughout this first half, but his skill was on full display there. Crowd thought he won a corner on a good burst, but it's a goal kick. ET on UniMs,. No clue how Yunus Musah got that shot off, it was a moment of real creativity right on the penalty spot under heavy pressure, and he put it in a very dangerous area. Here is everything you need on how, when, and where to watch the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between the United States and El Salvador. The field isn't helping, but it feels like it could go either way at this point. Three points or bust for the United States. BECOME A U.S. SOCCER INSIDER. Listen below and follow Qu Golazo! Breaking The sides haven't met in World Cup qualifying since 2009 but did meet in a 2020 friendly in Florida and the USA rolled 6-0. Promising for the home side. United States Mens National Team vs. El Salvador, Cuscatln Stadium; San Salvador, El Salvador, 1-Matt Turner; 22-Deandre Yedlin (17-Sebastian Lletget, 79), 12-Miles Robinson, 13-Tim Ream, 2-Sergi, o Dest (5-Antonee Robinson, 64); 4-Tyler Adams (Capt. Christian Duenas of El Salvador comes to the sideline to remove his thermalunderwear top, which is a hardo move. The @USMNT kicks off the 1st leg of a 3-match stretch during this Octagonal window with a home meeting tonight with El Salvador (7 ET on ESPN2). Got 45 more minutes to find the breakthrough. Head coach Gregg Berhalter is now 26-4-6 in his first 36 games since taking over the USMNT in January 2019. The CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualifiers are back, and Team USA is playing El Salvador for the first match of 2022 at Lower.com Field in Ohio on Thursday, January 27 (1/27/2022). That's the best way to describe the USMNT as an Antonee Robinson goal proves enogh to top El Salvador in Columbus, OH on Thursday to secure three more points in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. As a youthful American team took its first step toward the 2022 World Cup, it rued a few missed opportunities. Game Day vs El Salvador. Did more defensively than in attack, so that tells you everything considering he's a striker. 7:39 pm ET, at 18th minute: The refereeing in this match has been extremely poor so far. If both results hold, it would put a lot of pressure on Tata Martino, but more importantly here, it would put the United States in a position of true strength in the Octagonal. Effort was there, looked confident but sometimes was left on an island by himself, needing a little assistance to deal with El Salvador's pace. Tyler Adams wore the armband for the U.S., becoming the youngest player in the modern era to do so, while both Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen were not with the team as they both recovered from setbacks. Defender Antonee Robinson also registered his first goal for Fulham, scoring in stoppage time to give theCottagersa 2-0 win at Birmingham City in the Carabao Cup on Aug. 24. The teams traded headed opportunities in the opening 15 minutes with Gold Cup hero Miles Robinson of the U.S. and El Salvador's Ronald Rodriguez both sending efforts from set pieces narrowly over the crossbar. GOALKEEPERS (3):Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 7/0), Zack Steffen (Manchester City/ENG; 23/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 7/0), DEFENDERS (10):George Bello (Atlanta United; 3/0), John Brooks (Wolfsburg/GER; 43/3), Sergio Dest (Barcelona/ESP; 11/1), Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 6/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 45/1), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 12/0), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 9/3), James Sands (New York City FC; 6/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Galatasaray/TUR; 64/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 17/2), MIDFIELDERS (5):Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 37/2), Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig/GER; 14/1), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 29/7), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 24/7), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 25/0), FORWARDS (7):Brenden Aaronson (RB Salzburg/AUT; 7/3), Konrad de la Fuente (Olympique Marseille/FRA; 1/0), Jordan Pefok (BSC Young Boys/SUI; 6/1), Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas; 0/0), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/ENG; 38/16), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 8/4), Josh Sargent (Norwich City/ENG; 16/5), Estadio Cuscatlan; San Salvador, El Salvador, *CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, Universo, Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano; San Pedro Sula, Honduras, *FAQ Away World Cup Qualifying TV Rights. The buildup play has been really good by the #USMNT , the final ball just isn't there yet. U.S. Soccer kicked off its Countdown to World Cup Qualifying with the launch of Only Forward, / Solo Palante,the USMNTs new creative campaign focused on uniting fans and the team in a collective journey to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. - ESPN+ viewers' guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more. The match is also available to stream via FuboTV , which is accessable by a free trial for new users . MORE: USMNT roster for January qualification matches. The USA rallied to close out the half with a strong shift in the last 15 minutes as forward Konrad de la Fuente was able to find space on the left wing and forward Josh Sargent fired off a few shots. #USMNT is held scoreless in the first half for the 7th time in 9 qualifiers this cycle. 5:34 am ET, at Using almost two entirely different rosters, the USMNT gained invaluable experience and deepened the young, talented player pool with the two trophy runs in which the team respond to adversity again and again. That's midnight in the UK and 4pm PST. Other than the missed tap-in Ferreira was really good. 2:05 am ET, at El Salvador reached the World Cup in 1970 and 1982 but finished last in both of its appearances at the tournament. SLV 0, USA 0, SLV - Mario Gonzalez and Ronald Rodriguez, 75th minute: After Jordan Pefok maintained possession in traffic at the half line, he played to Weston McKennie and Brenden Aaronson on the right wing. down the right flank and the Juventus midfielder played a ball to Acosta at the six but his header which seemed to be sailing into the goal just inside the left post forced goalkeeper Mario Gonzalez to make a diving save. El Salvador-USA marks the beginning of a grueling seven-month journey for the USMNT through the rigors of Concacaf, where it will play 14 matches against seven of the confederations top teams for the right to represent the region at Qatar 2022. "All these games are going to be hard fought," Berhalter told reporters after the draw.
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