America ended their World Cup tune-up matches in unimpressive vogue, taking part in to a 0-0 draw towards Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night time at Murcia, Spain, that noticed oft-injured Gio Reyna come off within the thirtieth minute due to muscle tightness.
Christian Pulisic returned to the depleted US lineup after lacking Friday’s 2-0 loss to Japan with an unspecified damage, amongst 4 modifications by coach Gregg Berhalter.
Ricardo Pepi, inserted at ahead in a ultimate audition for the 26-man World Cup roster, had a team-low 13 touches and no pictures towards the 53rd-ranked Saudis earlier than Jesús Ferreira changed him within the 59th minute.
The 14th-ranked People have been barely extra threatening than Friday, managing two pictures on the right track after getting none towards the Japanese. The 2 outcomes augur poorly for his or her return to the World Cup and can do little to quiet criticism of Berhalter, who left Jordan Pefok, John Brooks and Tim Ream off this roster.
After lacking the 2018 match, the US have rebuilt with among the many world’s youngest rosters in 56 matches below Berhalter. The People open towards Wales on 21 November, face England on Black Friday and play Twenty second-ranked Iran on 29 November within the hardest of the eight teams by rating.
The US have been with out Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson and Zack Steffen because of accidents, and Miles Robinson will miss the World Cup due to a torn achilles tendon. As a result of the Cup has been jammed into the center of the European season by Fifa to keep away from Qatar’s summer time warmth, gamers have membership matches via 13 November and extra accidents are potential.
Berhalter plans to announce his 26-man roster on 9 November.
Reyna, the 19-year-old son of former US captain Claudio Reyna, is a continuing damage concern. His 2021-22 season was wrecked by leg illnesses and Borussia Dortmund has restricted his taking part in time this season to 247 minutes.
DeAndre Yedlin began at proper again, Sergiño Dest moved to the left, Kellyn Acosta changed Luca de la Torre in midfield and Pulisic took over from Brenden Aaronson.
Yedlin limped off within the 59th minute after Saud Abdulhamid’s lunging sort out and was changed by Joe Scally.
Pulisic and Weston McKennie performed till the seventy fifth, when Aaronson entered in central midfield and Malik Tillman took over a flank.
Estadio Nueva Condomina, with a capability of about 31,000, was largely empty and teammates might be heard shouting directions. A spectator ran onto the sphere in the course of the first half and approached Dest earlier than being stopped by safety.
Carrying their new blue tie-dye type uniforms, the US was examined simply 24 seconds in. Matt Turner dived to his left to avoid wasting a long-range shot by Sultan Al-Ghannam. Turner made a tremendous block on Haitham Asiri’s point-blank shot within the seventieth minute after second-half sub Mark McKenzie was stripped of the ball.
Saudi Arabia are in a World Cup group with No 3 Argentina, Twenty sixth-ranked Poland and No 12 Mexico.
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