Pochettino 'so pleased' with USMNT's win vs Japan
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New Mexico United vs. Detroit City, 9 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network Thursday, Sept. 11 🇪🇺 Women's Champions League: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Real Madrid, 1 p.m. ➡️ Real Madrid TV After the breathless angst of Saturday's defeat to South Korea,
The Americans had a very discouraging 2-0 home loss to South Korea, while Japan tied Mexico Football. Mauricio Pochettino made four lineup changes to the starting unit while tweaking the lineup to a 3-4-3 formation.
THE BIG PICTURE: The USMNT needed a get-right performance after their disappointing opening to the September window. Zendejas and Balogun scored the goals to secure another "Dos a Cero" in Columbus that puts the vibes back where they should be for Mauricio Pochettino & Co. nine months before co-hosting the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
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Kyodo News on MSNFootball: Sub-par Japan beaten 2-0 by World Cup co-hosts United States
Japan were beaten 2-0 away to the United States on Tuesday, ending their two-game friendly series against the 2026 World Cup
The USMNT will close out September with a match against Japan—a historically tough matchup for the United States.
Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scored to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Japan while Mexico battled South Korea to a 2-2 draw in international football friendlies on
Jay Bothroyd took an unusual path at the end of his playing career, spending several years banging in the goals in Thailand and Japan. Arsenal academy graduate Bothroyd made his name as a striker for Coventry City and a handful of clubs in the EFL before an impressive spell at Cardiff City that earned him a single England cap in 2010.
When Yuto Kawamura-Johnson moved from Japan to Winter Garden two months ago, he was nervous. He wasn’t sure how he would fit in. He was an American football player with American roots, having been born in New Orleans,
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It's a massive weight off of the United States men's national team's shoulders as they secured a signature victory under Mauricio Pochettino, dispatching Japan 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday. The Samurai Blue may have made 11 changes from their match against Mexico,