After a bruising 2–0 loss to South Korea, the U.S. men’s national team delivered a much-needed response, beating Japan 2–0 at Lower.com Field in Columbus. Alejandro Zendejas opened the scoring and Folarin Balogun added a second as Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked sharper, more cohesive and—crucially—more decisive than they did just days earlier versus South Korea. […]
While not attractive, and was possibly expected considering the squad for this campaign, the USMNT and Jamaica drew 1-1 on Saturday night to kick off the 2023 Gold Cup. Substitute Brandon Vazquez’s late equalizer gave the Americans a point. We take a closer look at how it all went down, the context of some of the key plays within the flow of the game, and what it means for the team going forward
