A screamer of a goal from Christian Pulisic put the Americans ahead early, but Germany found an answer and controlled the second half.
The United States' Folarin Balogun vies for the ball with Germany keeper Marc-André ter Stegen on Saturday in East Hartford, Conn. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Between now and the summer of 2026, when the World Cup comes to North America, the U.S. men’s national soccer team needs to learn and grow. The goal is not just to compete with the sport’s elite squads but to beat them.Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Germany in a high-profile friendly brought encouraging play in the first half but exposed U.
This was one of the few opportunities over the next 32 months that the U.S. team will have to test itself against European elite. Aside from next summer’s Copa América, featuring the best of South America and guests from the Concacaf region, the U.S. team will be stuck playing in mandatory regional competition.The next World Cup, featuring a record 48 teams and 104 matches, will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The match crackled to life. Tim Weah buzzed down the right flank, Pulisic threatened twice, and Germany’s Pascal Gross hit the right post from 20 yards.
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