USA vs Uruguay

Children's Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan.; Pre-Game Coverage: 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX; Kickoff: 5:05 p.m. ET on FOX, Univision and TUDN.

- Tyler Adams captains the USMNT for the ninth time today. - Aaron Long and Walker Zimmerman pair in central defense for the second-straight match and ninth time overall. Curaçao on June 30, 2019 (Gold Cup), 1-0 win vs. - Weston McKennie returns to the starting lineup for the first time since the 3-0 WCQ win against Honduras on Feb. 2, 2022. - The forward line of Tim Weah, Jesús Ferreira and Christian Pulisic starts together for a second-straight match and third contest overall. The veteran goalkeeper last played in the 1-0 win against Costa Rica on Feb. 1, 2020. Panama on Jan. 27, 2019; 1-0 win vs. Canada on July 18, 2021 (Gold Cup). - The USA is 2-3-3 all-time against Uruguay. The teams last played to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 10, 2019 in St. Louis. Substitute Jordan Morris scored the equalizer for the USA in that match. - Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah and Tyler Adams will work the midfield together for the eight time and first since Jan. 30 at Canada. The USMNT is 5-1-1 when the “MMA Midfield” starts together. He made his first substitute appearance for the USA on Wednesday against Morocco, snapping his streak of 31 consecutive starts – the longest since Eddie Pope made 82 consecutive starts from 1996-2006 - and seventh longest in team history. - Christian Pulisic will make his 50th appearance for the USMNT today against Uruguay. Pulisic (23.71) is the seventh youngest player to hit the half century mark, with a majority of players that got there before him either having played for the National Team full time during the early 1990s or played in Major League Soccer to start their careers.

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Jesús Ferreira, getting another start at center forward as the U.S. searches for a long-term option at the position, called veteran Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera into action in the 20th minute, firing on target only to have his chance parried to safety. Fernando Gorriarán ran right onto it and tried to volley home, but his first-time chance went sailing high and didn’t threaten Johnson in goal. He couldn’t quite steer it inside the far post, though, sending it flying wide right. The U.S., meanwhile, made multiple changes as well, with Sean Johnson getting a rare start in goal and Joe Scally getting an important chance at left back, with Antonee Robinson dealing with a non-COVID-19 illness. The chance sailed just over the bar, though, keeping the match scoreless. Uruguay heavily rotated its squad, with just one starter carried over from the team that beat El Tri—veteran defender Jose Maria Giménez—though it still fielded a squad with plenty of firepower and experience. After running the show vs. The 13th-ranked Celeste, fresh off a 3–0 win over Mexico in Arizona Thursday night, come to Sporting Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Park to face Gregg Berhalter’s side. Johnson was tested from point-blank range just after the hour mark, but he came through with flying colors, as a pair of Uruguayan attackers were there to stab in a chance from the doorstep, only for the NYCFC backstop to deny them. The U.S. looked to strike just before halftime, and it nearly came through an unlikely source, with McKennie holding up the ball well in and around the Uruguay box and laying it off for Pulisic, who dummied it for Adams. The RB Leipzig midfielder doesn’t score much, and he curled his 20-yard chance on frame but right at Muslera. The U.S. had its first glimpse at goal in the 14th minute, and it was McKennie who had it in spectacular fashion, attempting a bicycle kick after Tim Weah had won a corner kick with a run down the right. Núñez had Uruguay’s first chance five minutes in, when Martín Cáceres delivered in a ball from the right to the far post, only for the in-demand Benfica star unable to do much with it despite his acrobatic efforts.

After downing Morocco in its first pre-World Cup friendly of the summer, the United States picked up a scoreless draw against a strong Uruguay squad, ...

2nd min: Like against Morocco, U.S. comes out with a really aggressive press for the first few minutes, and like Morocco, it works in the opening minutes. Uruguay is down from its previous heights, but still ranks 13th in the world and has star players at big clubs across the lineup. However, all three of those players sit today as Alonso rotates the squad, with a final match against Jamaica set for Saturday, June 11 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo as the send-off for home fans. Johnson gets the nod tonight with a chance to perform. Sebastian Coates is the one to come on as the U.S. has a corner. The rest is as expected, with Sean Johnson in goal and Ethan Horvath backing him up. The corner is the absolute weirdest, eventually filtering out to Tim Weah on the far side who's dispossessed, leading Uruguay to a dangerous counter that ends in a terrible cross. In the space behind,a fabulous cross from Caceres to the feet of a streaking Darwin Nunez goes begging, as the young star can't get a flying foot to it. It's a horror throw-in by the U.S. that results in a two-on-one chance, run by Caceres, but his feed to Nunez was poor, behind the young striker, and the chance evaporates. Johnson leaps to make a diving save, with the ball destined for the top-right corner. On a breakaway, Darwin Nunez had the goal GAPING, and instead of shooting with just Johnson to beat, he inexplicably tried to square it to Edinson Cavani. The pass bobbled to Cavani, and the legendary striker somehow put it wide. Sean Johnson made key saves in goal, including a world class stop on Nunez from point-blank range in the second half.

We're taking a look at everything you need to know ahead of the USMNT's friendly clash with Uruguay on Sunday.

The United States Men’s National Team continues its preparations for the 2022 World Cup with a friendly against Uruguay on Sunday, June 5. This is the USA squad’s second friendly, having beaten Morocco 3-0 this past Wednesday. Team USA will follow this with matches against Grenada and El Salvador in the CONCACAF Nations League. This marks Uruguay’s first national team match since finishing up World Cup qualifying in March. They’ll host Jamaica next Saturday, June 11. The USMNT is favored to win Sunday’s match with odds at +145 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Uruguay is +205 and a draw is +215 for the contest.