It took some time, but Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score and Weston McKennie add an insurance goal to see the U.S. men’s national team past Mexico at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday night by a very familiar scoreline to put themselves atop the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings.
Hours ahead of his team’s long-awaited World Cup qualifying game against Mexico on Friday night, head coach Gregg Berhalter clarified a few lineup decisions, namely clarifying how he plans to use star attacker Christian Pulisic.
Playtime is over for the USA in their attempt to qualify for the 2022 World Cup taking place in Quatar in barely over a year, as they will finally face archrivals Mexico on Friday night in Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium.
Gregg Berhater’s 25-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Jamaica has been announced, with the players reporting to the training camp in Cincinnati following their weekend club commitments.
David Ochoa has made a final decision on his international future as he announced that he will play for Mexico over the United States.
