But his awareness was good to get back and be in position defensively, not getting caught too far forward. The United States attacked early and often, producing 63% possession and dominating the chances throughout the match. Here are our player ratings from the match: A spectator. 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. The people in Columbus have been so nice it feels a little rough to have talked so much about the weather. The Octagonal marks El Salvadors fifth appearance in the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying after vying to reach the 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2010 tournaments. USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter addressed the reasons for John Brooks' exclusion in the last three World Cup qualifying windows. United States vs. El Salvador. Mexico led the way after the first round, picking up three points in a win over Jamaica, while the other three matches finished in draws. Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on? Turner at full stretch had it mostly covered and made Roldan's window very small, but there was a window for him to hit. FIFA confirmed that the three 2026 World Cup hosts -- the United States, Canada and Mexico -- all had their expected automatic entries confirmed. Goalscorer Antonee Robinson provided a few funny tidbits. Solid play down the right, and Weah absolutely roasts two defenders to get a shot off from a tight angle. 11:13 pm ET, at 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. (20-Enrico Dueas, 59); 11-Joaquin Rivas (9-Walmer Martinez, 81), 17-Jairo Henriquez (8-Joshua Perez, 74), Substitutes not used: 18-Yonathan Guardado, 22-Kevin Carabantes, 2-Lizandro Claros, 3-Roberto Dominguez, 10-Amando Moreno, 14-Erick Rivera, 16-Juan Barahona, SLV -- Marvin Monterroza (Caution) 40th minute, USA -- Weston McKennie (Caution) 67, USA -- Deandre Yedlin (Caution) 68, Assistant Referee 1: William Adrian Arrieta (CRC), Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Esteban Fernandez (CRC). He gets free again and does indeed win a corner this time. The #USMNT has two more #WCQ matches over the next six days, playing its first home game on Sept. 5 vs. Canada in Nashville followed by Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Sept. 8. 11:00 pm ET, at Be quicker in getting the ball to space. Turner took home the tournaments Golden Glove after shutting out, ntes (FAS; 3/0), Mario Gonzalez (Alianza; 11/0), Yonatan Guardado (Once Deportivo; 0/0), 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), 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), 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), FAQ Away World Cup Qualifying TV Rights, with the launch of Only Forward, / Solo Palante,, USMNT WCQ Series History El Salvador Away. 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. When the sides met earlier in qualifying, El Salvador held USMNT to a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Cuscatlan. For all that, and with 65% possession,no shots on target. PSV Eindhoven and U.S. international midfielder Richie Ledezma has "made no commitment" to play for Mexico, according to a source. That's a big opportunity for Richards. The United States men's national team's Concacaf World Cup qualifying campaign started uneventfully on Thursday as the red, white and blue had to settle for a 0-0 draw at El Salvador. Oh, and if you thought at El Salvador was tricky.Wait till @ Honduras on WednesdayGoing to be even more hectic. Not having Pulisic was so noticeable, and in the end it's a point he'll take. Still, the finishing was poor for most of the affair, especially in the first half, and Robinson's goal just after the break was a needed sigh of relief for the home side. The 26-player roster averages 18 caps overall and seven in official competition. The USAs best chance of the first half came on free kick served by forward Gio Reyna in the ninth minute as defender Miles Robinson found space in the penalty box but sailed his header attempt over the crossbar. Weah looks valuable down the flank, his pace is dangerous, and he could link up with Dest down the right. 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 only missing name on the U.S. roster for this international break is winger Gio Reyna , who has been unable to shake off a frustrating hamstring injury. Lletget sits second on the team with 12 appearances in 2021. The U.S. grew into the tail end of the second half with Josh Sargent getting more involved in the Americans' attack, but neither team scored and the teams went to the break locked in a goalless draw. 2:05 am ET, at 59th minute: Word filters through social media that Mexico has gone a goal down to 10-man Jamaica. The U.S. had a few last-gasp forays into El Salvador territory, including a scrappy run from midfielder Cristian Roldan against his brother, Salvadoran midfielder Alex Roldan, but the USA wasnt able to create a game-winner in the closing minutes. Gonzalez made a diving save to deflect the effort and Rodriguez cleared it out of bounds. Kellyn Acosta made his 15th straight appearance for the USMNT, becoming the first player since DaMarcus Beasley (2003-04) to appear in that many consecutive matches. Corner is right to Walker Zimmerman all alone near the far post, but he heads it right into the ground disappointingly. Defensively he was where he needed to be, but he won't forget that chance. Story of his life. Played both midfield and fullback so his versatility came in handy. Match: United States Men's National Team vs. El Salvador Date: September 2, 2021 Competition: Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Venue: Cuscatln Stadium; San Salvador, El. El Salvador boss Hugo Perez is up first in the presser, and he is full of praise for his squad, rueing the "mistake" that ultimately led to the U.S. win, but overall declaring "I cannot complain" about the performance. A draw at home against less-talented El Salvador would have elevated the stakes for the remaining two games this CONCACAF World Cup qualifying window. 11:52 pm ET, at Kickoff is set for 10:05 p.m. For the first time, eight teams will contest the final round of World Cup qualifying for Concacaf from September to March. But the offense followed its pattern: The U.S. has scored 11 of its 13 goals in the second half. USMNT starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Turner (GK)Dest, Zimmerman, Richards, A. RobinsonAdams, McKennie, Musah Pulisic, Ferreira, Weah. Sporting News will followthe match live and providescore updates, commentary and highlights as they happen. 18th minute: The refereeing in this match has been extremely poor so far. Columbus is sacred ground. El Salvador also sports players who ply their trade in Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Netherlands. , a dramatic 3-2 victory. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. A great ball in from McKennie goes to the back post, and Acosta is there, but his effort is saved well by Gonzalez at the right post. ET, and. Narrow, yet commanding. Should have scored nine minutes in with a wide-open header that he sent over the goal. This is a spot they've been before. El Salvador is coached by former USMNT star midfielder and National Soccer Hall of Famer Hugo Prez. He said the attack was solid in short spells, but he wanted to run at El Salvador with more "ambition" and purpose. 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. Head coach Gregg Berhalter made a triple substitution in the 64th minute, bringing on midfielder Kellyn Acosta, forward Jordan Pefok and defender Antonee Robinson to spark the attack. 11:19 pm ET, at Currently 31 degrees and light snow. Dest just tries to do too much way too often. After assembling two almost completely different squads for its two summer trophy-winning runs, head coach Gregg Berhalter has put together an exciting 25-player roster for the first set of World Cup qualifying matches. All Rights Reserved. Both teams look up for scoring in this match. How to watch the USMNT vs. El Salvador match, plus Canada and Mexico's CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers USA (-550) vs. El Salvador (+1450); Draw +550 USA 4-1-3, 15 points; El. Find USA vs El Salvador result on Yahoo Sports. Jess. 64th minute: Berhalter makes a big call, withdrawing Pulisic for Brendan Aaronson in the USA'sfirst substitution. As of the start of camp on August 30, the USMNT roster had an average age of 24 years, 43 days. Business attire. 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. "We had it in spurts but overall we could have done much better. McKennie jumped to meet the ball at the six-yard line, but his header attempt went just wide. Did have some moments and grew into the match in the second half, but he wasn't great. Christian Duenas of El Salvador comes to the sideline to remove his thermalunderwear top, which is a hardo move. #USAvSLV. 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. This right-sided trio of Sergio Deat, Yunus Musah and Tim Weah can bring so, so much joy. ANTONEE ROBINSON WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE USMNT pic.twitter.com/ybatzdZaGj. SHOW YOUR STRIPES. Also dealt with the high balls well. ET on UniMs,. Today we chose for Jess". Christian Pulisic leaves in the 65th minute. We know the next game is a home game against Canada followed by Honduras and we want to pick up points in those games.". The match will be. McKennie involved, and he looks to be moving better. https://t.co/QmsK5DwLlx. MORE: USMNT roster for January qualification matches. He creates so much freedom for others. The interventions were critical. Twenty-three of the 25 players took home hardware this summer with the USMNT- 18 players helped the USA lift the inaugural Concacaf Nations League trophy in June, while eight players were part of the squad that won the USMNTs seventh Gold Cup title in August. 76th minute: El Salvador goalkeeper Gonzalez is down after crashing into his own teammate going for a ball in the box. A lovely bit of skill in the box down the left from Reyna, and he lobs it into the six for McKennie who reaches it with his head, but he knocks it wide. Finally, all the attacking possession and pressure pays off. Tyler Adams has been enormous. His nephew, Josh, played with Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. MORE: USA cold weather strategy is risky. - @tyler_adams14 makes his 9th straight WCQ appearance. Now based in England, forward Josh Sargent scored his first two goals and registered an assist in Norwich Citys 6-0 win against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup play on Aug. 24. FT: An important point on the road. Got there first. Weston McKennie of the . Turner played following reports he will move next summer from New England to Arsenal. Right-footed shot might go in but a great effort on the block by El Salvador. Few things on Berhalter:- Didn't care for the XI. Konrad de la Fuente returns to USMNT camp for the first time since making his debut on Nov. 12, 2020 against Wales. 42nd minute: Chance, USA! The midfield controlled the match throughout, and El Salvador produced little other than its one big first-half chance. Kellyn Acosta comes close to opening the scoring pic.twitter.com/BAGLV8GO1j. ET on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and Universo, FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING, scheduled during a FIFA international window, all players were available for selection. He didn't mince words. More Details. They outshot El Salvador 8-3 in the first half but put none on target. Damn good to see Jordan Morris back on the field for a World Cup qualifier. 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. The U.S. returns to action on Sunday when they host Canada in their second qualifier in Nashville. El Salvador extremely skilled at bending but not breaking. That's not the first time a cross from the U.S. has been short tonight. But it is cold out there! 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. Lacked that killer instinct when attacking the ball, but he played it safe and did alright. The United States showed promise but no ability to finish in its pandemic-delayed World Cup qualifying opener, drawing 0-0 at El Salvador on Thursday night in the type of Central. With seven goals from the 2018 cycle, 22-year-old forward Christian Pulisic enters the 2022 campaign tied with Michael Bradley for seventh on the USMNTs all-time WCQ goal scoring list. It continued to be a back-and-forth affair after the break. The United States put itself in a great qualifying position with a narrow yet commanding win in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday night. Miles Robinson, who started at center back with Tim Ream, had the clearest chance in the first half off a set piece from Reyna, but his wide-open header went over the goal. Five U.S. players appeared vs. El Salvador in December- Aaronson, Lletget, plus defenders Mark McKenzie and Walker Zimmerman and midfielder Kellyn Acosta. The eighteen-year-old Pepi earns his first USMNT call-up. Four added minutes. The United States Men's National Team churned through 2022 World Cup qualifying, and is now in the back half of the schedule. U.S. has outscored opponents 10-2 in the second half of the previous eight qualifiers. Final grades from that performance: C- B+Agree? USMNTsubs (9) :Johnson (GK), Arriola, Zardes, Aaronson, M. Robinson, Morris, Roldan, McKenzie, de la Torre, Pepi, Cannon, Acosta. 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. Forward Josh Perez scored in both matches. The United States, somehow, for all its dominance, does not have a shot on target yet, which is worrying. 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. Goals continued to be impossible to come by for either side, and U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter made a trio of substitutes just past the hour mark, bringing on Jordan Siebatcheu, Antonee Robinson and Kellyn Acosta to try to jumpstart his team's attack.