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| Portugal v USA: international friendly – live! | Portugal v USA: international friendly – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1 min: And they’re off! The US attacking from left to right in white shirts with blue sleeves, Portugal from right to left in familiar all-red strips. | |
| A bit of history today for the United States. Midfielder Tyler Adams (18 years, 273 days) becomes the first player born in 1999 to feature for the United States and is the second youngest to earn a cap in 2017 after Christian Pulisic (18 years, 187 days v Honduras in March). He’s making his international debut alongside 19-year-old Weston McKennie. | |
| For the first time in nearly 30 years, the #USMNT started two teenagers in the same match, both earning their first cap. Previously …1928 vs ARG: Henry Carroll & Rudy Kuntner1977 vs SLV: Rick Davis & Gary Etherington1988 vs GUA: @JeffAgoos, Mike Constantino, Mark Santel | |
| Here’s a look at today’s teams. Veteran Danny Williams, who is making his first appearance for the United States since a 2016 friendly draw against New Zealand, will wear the captain’s armband for the first time. | |
| Portugal | |
| Beto; Semedo, Pepe, Ferreira, Antunes; Pereira, B. Fernandes, M. Fernandes, Guedes, Bruma, Martins | |
| USA | |
| Horvath; Yedlin, Brooks, Miazga, Lichaj; Adams, McKennie, Williams, Acosta; Sapong, Agudelo | |
| Hello and welcome today’s friendly between Portugal and the United States at the Estádio Dr Magalhães Pessoa. It’s the first match for the US team since their shocking setback at Trinidad & Tobago five weeks ago that left them out of the World Cup for the first time in 32 years. | |
| Acting head coach Dave Sarachan has called up a handful of veterans including Alejandro Bedoya, DeAndre Yedlin, John Brooks, Tim Ream, Jorge Villafaña, but mostly American fans can expect a look at the future. | |
| Today’s match had been initially scheduled to take place at the Algarve Stadium, but was subsequently moved to the Leiria district, much of which was devastated by wildfires this year. A telethon will be conducted during the match to drum up assistance for the victims. | |
| Kick-off is just over 20 minutes away. We’ll be back with the teams shortly. | |
| Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look back at Christian Pulisic’s postmortem of the USA’s developmental woes. | Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look back at Christian Pulisic’s postmortem of the USA’s developmental woes. |