Halftime thoughts on the #USMNT Truthfully, he didn't have a whole lot to worry about and was solid in clearing crosses. Pulisic has been shut down throughout this first half, but his skill was on full display there. Few things on Berhalter:- Didn't care for the XI. Have Weston and Tyler look for him more. El Salvador, again, holds the United States scoreless, but it didn't feel all that disappointing. 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. ), 8-Weston McKennie, 11-Brenden Aaronson (10-Cristian Roldan, 78); 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Josh Sargent (19-Jordan Pefok, 64), 20-Konrad de la Fuente (23-Kellyn Acosta, 65), Substitutes not used: 16-Ethan Horvath, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 6-John Brooks, 14-Ricardo Pepi, 15-Mark McKenzie, 18-James Sands, 21-George Bello, SLV: 1-Mario Gonzalez; 21-Bryan Tamacas, 4-Eriq Zavaleta, 5-Ronald Rodriguez, 13-Alexander Larin (19-Denis Pineda, 74); 7-Darwin Ceren (23-Melvin Cartagena, 59), 6-Narciso Orellana, 15-Alex Roldan; 12-Marvin Monterroza (Capt.) The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in San Salvador on Thursday night. Head coach Gregg Berhalter is now 26-4-6 in his first 36 games since taking over the USMNT in January 2019. A grimace on his face. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. But it is cold out there! 6:13 p.m.: Gregg Berhalter says that he chose Jesus Ferreira at striker because he has better hold-up play than Pepi, which will be important today in the tactical setup they've chosen. Cool and collected from @headdturnerr. Perez is likely to do that again, using either a 4-4-2 or a 4-5-1, but itcould faceissues along its back line. I enjoy this one a lot. Within the last hour, the parties have agreed to terms on a summer transfer of @headdturnerr to @Arsenal . Crowd thought he won a corner on a good burst, but it's a goal kick. Got there first. Robinson wasted no time breaking the deadlock early in the second half, pouncing on a loose ball at the back post in the 52nd minute and hammering a low volley past El Salvador goalkeeper Mario Gonzalez to open the scoring. The lone win for El Salvador was a 2-0 friendly at home in February 1992. USMNT vs. El Salvador score, ratings, highlights: USA settles for draw Ref makes him wait to re-enter the field. In all honesty, the U.S. has dominated this match, in about as much as one can dominate a hard-fought CONCACAF battle. John Herdman never played professional soccer, but he believes his experience coaching in Canada is enough for the World Cup in Qatar. FT: An important point on the road. - Stop trying to do too much in the attacking third. (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). ET; Paramount+, Universo). The hosts threatened very little, with Matt Turner looking sharp at goal when called upon, helping record yet another clean sheet after his stellar performances at the Gold Cup. Then came Antonee Robinson. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. 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. SHOW YOUR STRIPES. Helped improve the defense that was under threat with Dest getting forward. Gonzalez made a diving save to deflect the effort and Rodriguez cleared it out of bounds. Be quicker in getting the ball to space. 11:55 pm ET, at McKennie now limping, which is a real worry for the United States. Goalkeeper Matt Turner, who is likely to start tonight with Zack Steffen still in Manchester dealing with a back injury, has sealed a summer move to Arsenal, according to a host of reports earlier today. The Americans' 15th straight home win over El Salvador since 1989 didn't come easily. We'll see how it works out for them. 1:25 am ET, at The United States Men's National Team churned through 2022 World Cup qualifying, and is now in the back half of the schedule. - Young, bang average team without Pulisic. The United States will embark on its journey to qualify for the 2022 World Cup when the red, white and blue head south to face El Salvador Thursday. USMNT vs. El Salvador: Time, TV channel, stream for CONCACAF World Cup 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. McKennie jumped to meet the ball at the six-yard line, but his header attempt went just wide. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. The Sept. 2 match will arguably be one of the USA's best chances at a road victory against a team that is among the two lowest-ranked in the eight-team final qualifying round: El Salvador is . Defensively he was where he needed to be, but he won't forget that chance. At 4-3-1, the United States currently ranks second in the . The final three qualifiers are in March. El Salvadors best scoring chance of the opening 45 minutes also came from a center back as defender Ronald Rodriguezs header attempt off a corner kick also flew over the goal. El Salvador gets the ball into a dangerous area in the U.S. penalty area, but Walker Zimmerman pounces on the lateral ball to clear it. Kyle Bonn is a soccer content producer for The Sporting News. 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. 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying: USA Vs. El Salvador - Starting XI, Lineup Notes, TV Channels & Start Time Lower.com Field; Columbus, Ohio; Pre-Game Coverage: 6 p.m. Teams can summon a larger group for the window, but the game day rosters for World Cup qualifiers may only include 23 players, a hard-fought 1-0 semifinal win vs. Honduras set the stage for an instant classic USA-Mexico match in the. Turner swallowed the attempt to keep things scoreless. The USMNT holds a 18-1-5 advantage in the series, outscoring Los Cusatlecos 60-15 and enters the match on a 17-game unbeaten streak vs. the Salvadorans. United States vs. El Salvador - Football Match Report - January 27 Jesus Ferreira combines extremely well with Antonee Robinson on the left, and the young striker blasts a difficult volley high. 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round. Kellyn Acosta comes in for Yunus Musah, Berhalter is risking Tyler Adams on a yellow, but it hasn't been a super chippy game so the risk is lowered in that sense. https://t.co/QmsK5DwLlx. With an almost entirely different roster, the USA took home its seventh Concacaf Gold Cup in August with another dramatic overtime final vs. Mexico. USA vs. El Salvador, 2022 World Cup qualifying: What to watch for Same for El Salvador. 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. The nations last met on Dec. 9, 2020 - a rare December match for the USMNT and a 6-0 victory. Tim Weah was forced to withdraw from the roster due to an injury suffered in training with his club prior to departure for camp. More Details. USA vs. El Salvador result: Robinson provides USMNT relief in 1-0 win Latest Sports News, Sports Updates, Cricket, Football, Tennis, Hockey The United States, somehow, for all its dominance, does not have a shot on target yet, which is worrying. El Salvador come close pic.twitter.com/E9TvWVdfVv, Watching the #USMNT is my easily my favorite way to induce crippling anxiety. 31st minute: Pulisic leaves a corner very short, wasted. Went up against his brother and almost got in on goal before being called for a foul. 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. BECOME A U.S. SOCCER INSIDER. Business attire. El Salvador extremely skilled at bending but not breaking. #OnlyForward #SoloPaLante pic.twitter.com/IUTH8mIvfS, Congratulations @tyler_adams14 on being selected by U.S. Soccer Insiders as tonight's @BudweiserUSA Man of the Match pic.twitter.com/PR4X1PGfTF, Gregg Berhalter speaks to the media from El Salvador following the #USMNTs 0-0 draw. 52nd minute: GOAL, USA! Turner played following reports he will move next summer from New England to Arsenal. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. McKennie involved, and he looks to be moving 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. 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. The top three nations qualify, and the fourth-place team advances to a playoff against the Oceania champion, likely New Zealand. The teams last played in qualifying in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup- both come-from behind results for the USMNT. Look at the other scores around CONCACAF, all the ties, Mexico winning in the 90th minute at home. It's saved, and Ferreira heads across to Antonee Robinson on the opposite end who provides a much-needed finish. Weah looks valuable down the flank, his pace is dangerous, and he could link up with Dest down the right. No halftime subs. "You could see that they were away from each other," he said about the cohesion of the midfield and attacking link and pressure. The nations will play a 14-match round-robin, home and away against each of the seven other teams. That's the best way. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. ), 8-Weston McKennie, 11-Brenden Aaronson (10-Cristian Roldan, 78); 7-Gio Reyna, 9-Josh Sargent (19-Jordan Pefok, 64), 20-Konrad de la Fuente (23-Kellyn Acosta, 65), 16-Ethan Horvath, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 6-John Brooks, 14-Ricardo Pepi, 15-Mark McKenzie, 18-James Sands, 21-George Bello, 1-Mario Gonzalez; 21-Bryan Tamacas, 4-Eriq Zavaleta, 5-Ronald Rodriguez, 13-Alexander Larin (19-Denis Pineda, 74); 7-Darwin Ceren (. USMNTsubs (9) :Johnson (GK), Arriola, Zardes, Aaronson, M. Robinson, Morris, Roldan, McKenzie, de la Torre, Pepi, Cannon, Acosta. 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. 11:00 pm ET, at 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. 13th minute: Tyler Adams makes a critical intervention in the penalty area on an overlapping El Salvador run, and then Pulisic has a shot blocked on the other end after good buildup down the left. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Documents remain to be filed. Fans can follow the USMNT during the tournament on Twitter (@USMNT), Instagram (@USMNT),Facebookand the official U.S. Soccer App. U.S. has outscored opponents 10-2 in the second half of the previous eight qualifiers. He even went so far as to say heprefersbeing called Jedi, and says it's "weird" when someone calls him Antonee. "All these games are going to be hard fought," Berhalter told reporters after the draw. ", Berhalter stated he was happy with Pulisic's effort, but noted that the performance wasn't his best, saying"it's just about finding his top form, and finding ways to get him in front of goal.". Forward Josh Perez scored in both matches. Chippy start for both teams. USA 6 - 0 El Salvador: Finished | 2020-12-09 | International Friendlies ET on UniMs,. A total of six El Salvador players logged minutes in the match: defender Roberto Dominguez, midfielder Darwin Ceren, Marvin Monterroza, Denis Pineda and Narciso Orellana plus forward Joaquin Rivas. You'd expect heading expert Weston McKennie to finish that free headed chance at the far post, but somehow he plants the header harmlessly into the ground. For the first time, eight teams will contest the final round of World Cup qualifying for Concacaf from September to March. 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. 5thminute: As expected, El Salvador pressing very high. 2nd minute: Yikes, nervy moment early for El Salvador goalkeeper Marvin Gonzalez, who blasted a clearance up against Jesus Ferreira, but the ball luckily comes right back to his feet. El Salvador vs. USA: Extended Highlights | CONCACAF World Cup 9th minute: Timothy Weah has been bright early down the right. 1:16 am ET, at We know the next game is a home game against Canada followed by Honduras and we want to pick up points in those games.". Undrafted to THIS!!! Players hail from clubs in 10 different countries: USA (9), England (6), Germany (3), France (2), Austria, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey (1 each). A few minutes later, Pefok sprung McKennie. The eighteen-year-old Pepi earns his first USMNT call-up. Had to make one save and did it well. John Herdman never played professional soccer, but he believes his experience coaching in Canada is enough for the World Cup in Qatar. Lets keep it going! 12:31 am ET, at Still a lot of ftbol to play. Still 1-0 USA, 66th minute. Bet 10 & Get 50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. First and foremost, Ricardo Pepi misses out up front, with FC Dallas teammate Jesus Ferreira earning the start up top. The USMNT will play its first of 14 qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday at the Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador in front of an expected 29,000 fans. The United States has a real urgency to it, while also looking calm on the ball. As of the start of camp on August 30, the USMNT roster had an average age of 24 years, 43 days. McKennie drove down the flank and sent a cross in for Kellyn Acosta, who just beat his marking defender and sent a leaping header to the left post. Use the left and it's 1-0. 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). 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. Goalkeeper Matt Turner Earns Shutout as Twelve Players Make World Cup Qualifying Debut; USMNT Returns to Action on Sunday Night vs. Canada in Nashville to Open Home World Cup Qualifying Schedule. - CONCACAF World Cup qualifying fixtures and results | Latest table The mark was previously held by Landon Donovan who was 22 years, 219 days when he wore the armband, coincidentally in the USMNTs 2-0 win at El Salvador Oct. 9, 2004. USMNT out to eliminate El Salvador from World Cup qualifying - AS USA Eight players were part of the MLS All-Star roster that faced the Liga MX All Stars on Wednesday, Aug. 25 in Los Angeles: George Bello, Sebastian Lletget, Ricardo Pepi, Miles Robinson, Cristian Roldan, James Sands, Matt Turner and Walker Zimmerman. Jesus Ferreira, who was picked over Ricardo Pepi at forward for the Americans, had two good chances in the opening 20 minutes but failed to get either of his shots from close range on goal. Pulisic looked in some pain, but the two laugh it off. With an almost entirely different roster, the USA took home its seventh Concacaf Gold Cup in August with, another dramatic overtime final vs. Mexico, . ANTONEE ROBINSON WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE USMNT pic.twitter.com/ybatzdZaGj. 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying: USA vs. El Salvador - Starting XI CONCACAF announced that it has revamped the formats for its senior men's national team competitions to be held between 2023 and 2026. Berhalter tells ESPN at halftime they need more speed and more threat on the El Salvador back line. That's a big opportunity for Richards. 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. 11:31 pm ET, at USMNT squad: World Cup qualifiers vs El Salvador, Canada, Honduras 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Eighteen-year-old forward Ricardo Pepi has been on a tear this season for FC Dallas, netting 11 goals to earn his first senior USMNT call-up. USA vs El Salvador Live Watchalong | USMNT World Cup Qualifying El Salvador reached the World Cup in 1970 and 1982 but finished last in both of its appearances at the tournament. Listen below and follow Qu Golazo! Final grades from that performance: C- B+Agree? 16th minute: Chance, USA! 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. Home side looking dangerous but doesn't have the final product just yet. I thought taking Dest off made a lot of sense, but more was needed centrally to possess the ball. #USMNT. El Salvador is coached by former USMNT star midfielder and National Soccer Hall of Famer Hugo Prez. For all that, and with 65% possession,no shots on target. Time limits and T&Cs apply. missed you, @yedlinny pic.twitter.com/S7YvuS76ij. 6:45 p.m.: Sam Borden reports on ESPN that El Salvador didn't bring appropriate cold-weather gear, and had to go buy more at a sporting goods store once they arrived. The USA closes out the September international window vs. Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday, Sept. 8 (10:05 p.m. That's a half-chance for the U.S. gone begging. Thursday marks the 25th meeting all-time between the USA and El Salvador. El Salvador has gotten in the U.S. penalty area a few too many times, it's somewhat worrying. 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.