USMNT Aims to Sustain Intensity Against Portugal
USMNT Aims to Sustain Intensity Against Portugal MARIETTA, Ga. – France defeated Colombia 3-1 on March 29, a match that didn’t feature the United States but took place on American soil. The matchup pit two World Cup-bound teams against each other, and although France was the better side on the day with a brace from Paris Saint-Germaine midfielder Désiré Doué, U.
S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino noticed how the game was played. “They played like this was the final of the World Cup,” Pochettino said emphatically in his press conference on Monday.
The kind of intensity and focus on display in Maryland between the world's No. 2 and No. 13 ranked teams defines world football, said Pochettino.
It’s an example of what he wants to see out of his group as they march closer toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Maintaining intensity for an entire 90 minutes was the emphasis for Pochettino and his players coming off the opener against Belgium on March 28 . In Saturday’s friendly, the U.
S. opened the scoring behind midfielder Weston McKennie, who knocked in a corner kick first-time from fullback Antonee Robinson. The goal sent a hearty crowd of nearly 67,000 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium into a frenzy.