10:53 pm ET, at Played just 12 minutes. Weston McKennie flashed a header wide and Acosta's nodded effort came back off the bar and was smothered by El Salvador keeper Mario Gonzalez as the match approached the 80-minute mark. Gio Reyna and Weston McKennie both equalized for the USA in regulation before Christian Pulisic drew and converted the game-winning penalty in the second period of overtime. For the first time, the September international window features three World Cup qualifying matches and it all starts off with a trip to the hostile environs of San Salvador. 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. It's not a well-placed shot, right at the goalkeeper, but it at least made him work. McKennie jumped to meet the ball at the six-yard line, but his header attempt went just wide. CHICAGO (Sept. 1, 2021)After nearly four years, the U.S. Mens National Team will embark on the quest to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar when it faces El Salvador on Thursday, Sept. 2 in San Salvador. 1:16 am ET, at - Schoenfeld: Why USMNT star DeAndre Yedlin is coming home The United States were left frustrated by El Salvador in their opening match of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Bet 10 & Get 50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. 11:43 pm ET, at Six players have previous World Cup qualifying experience: Christian Pulisic (13 caps), DeAndre Yedlin (10), Kellyn Acosta (6), Tim Ream (6), John Brooks (4) and Sebastian Lletget (1), while the other 19 will look to make their debuts during the Octagonal. 92nd minute: Pushing and shoving on the near touchline. 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. They outshot El Salvador 8-3 in the first half but put none on target. It was comfortable in the end, despite the sputtery attack throughout. 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. This is a spot they've been before. The Fulham man is going gangbusters in the second half. "They're dogfights and as much as I'd want to win this game, and we did want to win this game, I think that the attitude and the play was trying to win the game for the whole 90 minutes," Berhalter said. Tonight in Columbus: The 27-year-old has conceded just one goal which came on a penalty kick in that time. 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. 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). Congrats to Matt, a former undrafted free agent, on a massive step up. With tonight's appearance, @KellynAcosta becomes the first player since DaMarcus Beasley to appear in 15 straight #USMNT matches. Gonzalez made a diving save to deflect the effort and Rodriguez cleared it out of bounds. It's wonderful to see Morris back on the field for the national team after the significant hurdles he has overcome. John Herdman never played professional soccer, but he believes his experience coaching in Canada is enough for the World Cup in Qatar. "Anytime you go away from home, it's going to be a difficult game. 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. 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. Head coach Gregg Berhalter is now 26-4-6 in his first 36 games since taking over the USMNT in January 2019. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Thursday, Jan 27, 2022, 05:52 PM. Chippy start for both teams. What a weird first half. Twelve starters made their World Cup qualifying debut tonight, tying a modern-era record set in the opening game of 1998 World Cup qualifying on Nov. 3, 1996, vs. Guatemala in Washington, D.C. El Salvador has a surprise appearance by Brayan Landaverde in midfield, as the 26-year-old earns just his fifth national team cap at the all-important defensive midfield spot. The USA will be challenged from the very outset, with difficult road trips to El Salvador and Honduras plus a home date with an on-the-rise Canada team in its first slate of World Cup qualifying matches. 26th minute: On a long throw from McKennie, Ferreira tries a bike and it goes very poorly. While five teams automatically qualified to the final eight-team round of World Cup qualifying, El Salvador earned its Octoganal berth as one of three nations to emerge from 30 teams competing in the first two rounds. 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. That's a half-chance for the U.S. gone begging. [FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING]. Two more subs: Sebastian Lletget Cristian Roldan DeAndre Yedlin Brenden Aaronson#SLVvUSA | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/70y6Wn6LoX. Min deposit requirement. John Herdman, who coached the Canada men's team to their first World Cup appearance in 36 years, said he has no plans to leave the team. "We had it in spurts but overall we could have done much better. 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. He said the attack was solid in short spells, but he wanted to run at El Salvador with more "ambition" and purpose. pic.twitter.com/SPpTxWcbCN, Alex Roldan with a couple tricks pic.twitter.com/edsvLriiPa, We keep pushing, keep battling.41' - #SLVvUSA | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/07fDTF2b37. The interventions were critical. Final grades from that performance: C- B+Agree? Few things on Berhalter:- Didn't care for the XI. Ricardo Pepi's been good for us and I'm sure we're going to see him in this window. Within the last hour, the parties have agreed to terms on a summer transfer of @headdturnerr to @Arsenal . Was put into a big spot in the middle and was fairly quiet. At the Nations League Final Four in June, a hard-fought 1-0 semifinal win vs. Honduras set the stage for an instant classic USA-Mexico match in theConcacaf Nations League Final, a dramatic 3-2 victory. Weah looks valuable down the flank, his pace is dangerous, and he could link up with Dest down the right. But it is cold out there! Chances weren't scarce for the . When the sides met earlier in qualifying, El Salvador held USMNT to a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Cuscatlan. A few minutes later, Pefok sprung McKennie. Then came Antonee Robinson. 29th minute: Chance, El Salvador! 11:08 pm ET, at SHOW YOUR STRIPES. Midfielder Weston McKennie played a key role in the USAs best chances of the second half in the 72nd and 75th minutes. That ain't it, kid. El Salvador come close pic.twitter.com/E9TvWVdfVv, Watching the #USMNT is my easily my favorite way to induce crippling anxiety. 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. United States vs. El Salvador. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories_live-blog, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. 18th minute: The refereeing in this match has been extremely poor so far. Midfield has been spectacular moving the ball up the field. 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. Jess. The United States will be happy with the three points, but there's plenty to work on, especially up front. The three points strengthens the United States' grip on second place in the Octagonal, with Mexico and Canada also winning to keep pace. Tyler Adams has been enormous. 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 lone win for El Salvador was a 2-0 friendly at home in February 1992. The USA is now 18-1-6 all-time against El Salvador and is an undefeated 5-0-4 against Los Cusatlecos in World Cup qualifying. Full rundown of lineups & team news below. He said he didn't tell anyone he was going to do it, so some teammates thought he actually hurt himself doing the flip celebration right before. 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. 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. MORE: USA cold weather strategy is risky. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images. El Salvador subs (9): Alguera, Carabantes, Villalobos, Zavaleta, Flores, Bonilla, Calvillo, Rivas, K. Reyes, Portillo, W. Martinez. No halftime subs. 11:33 pm ET, at 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. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the World Cup qualifying schedule has been condensed from 18 months to seven. Find USA vs El Salvador result on Yahoo Sports. 1st minute: Under way! SLV 0, USA 0. ET, and. El Salvador extremely skilled at bending but not breaking. Excellent work by Christian Pulisic under heavy pressure from Darwin Ceren through the middle works the ball wide left, and a solid cutback falls to Weah whose shot is just blocked enough to send it wide for a corner. 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. Thirteen players were 23 and younger as of the first day of training. He creates so much freedom for others. He gets free again and does indeed win a corner this time. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Sept. 2, 2021) -- The U.S. Mens National Team kicked off its World Cup qualifying campaign for Qatar 2022 with a hard-fought 0-0 draw against El Salvador in front of a sellout crowd of 29,000 at Estadio Cuscatln. That's the best way. 5:05 p.m.: A number of USMNT players are in transfer limbo while on national team duty this January, but one has had his future sealed. Date: Thursday, Sept. 2 |Time: 10:05 p.m. ETLocation: Estadio Cuscatlan -- San Salvador, El SalvadorTV:CBS Sports Network|Live stream:Paramount+Follow live updates:CBSSports.comOdds:El Salvador +500; Draw +275; USA -200 (via Caesars Sportsbook). As of the start of camp on August 30, the USMNT roster had an average age of 24 years, 43 days. Interesting stat given by Taylor Twellman on the ESPN broadcast: El Salvador has actually led for more minutes than the United States throughout World Cup qualifying so far despite their very opposite table positions. 76th minute: El Salvador goalkeeper Gonzalez is down after crashing into his own teammate going for a ball in the box. Cool and collected from @headdturnerr. With an almost entirely different roster, the USA took home its seventh Concacaf Gold Cup in August with another dramatic overtime final vs. Mexico. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. This right-sided trio of Sergio Deat, Yunus Musah and Tim Weah can bring so, so much joy. Business attire. Didn't care for the starting XI and cared less for his subs. Gonzalez loses his mind, livid with his back line. THATS MORE LIKE IT!! El Salvador has gotten in the U.S. penalty area a few too many times, it's somewhat worrying. How to Watch El Salvador vs. United States: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time The Americans kick off a vital 2022 World Cup Qualifying campaign on the road at El Salvador, a difficult place to play. On the wing, 20-year-old Enrico Duenas , whohails from Dutch club Vitesse, has seen time in every World Cup qualifier, and Alex Roldan brother of U.S. player Christian Roldan plays on the opposite flank. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. USMNT held to 0-0 draw by El Salvador (1:31), Inexperience leads to faltering start on road to World Cup, CONCACAF World Cup qualifying fixtures and results, ESPN+ viewers' guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more. 59th minute: Word filters through social media that Mexico has gone a goal down to 10-man Jamaica. 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. USA. But the offense followed its pattern: The U.S. has scored 11 of its 13 goals in the second half. Game Day vs El Salvador. McKennie involved, and he looks to be moving better. 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. Matt Turner is the first USMNT goalkeeper to post wins in each of his first seven appearances. Solid play down the right, and Weah absolutely roasts two defenders to get a shot off from a tight angle. 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. It's over. His service was quite poor and he provided no end product. #USMNT. 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. "All these games are going to be hard fought," Berhalter told reporters after the draw. 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.".
