He didn't mince words. Buoyed by the home crowd, Los Cusatlecos grew into the game as the half wore on, playing tough defense that made it difficult for the USMNT to connect passes and create dangerous moments in transition. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. El Salvador has a surprise appearance by Brayan Landaverde in midfield, as the 26-year-old earns just his fifth national team cap at the all-important defensive midfield spot. 72nd minute: Berhalter brings on Jordan Morris and Gyasi Zardes, who both get a good hand in Columbus. Christian Duenas of El Salvador comes to the sideline to remove his thermalunderwear top, which is a hardo move. Turner took home the tournaments Golden Glove after shutting out, ntes (FAS; 3/0), Mario Gonzalez (Alianza; 11/0), Yonatan Guardado (Once Deportivo; 0/0), Lizandro Claros (Aguila; 0/0), Roberto Dominguez (Chalatenango; 42/1), Ronald Gomez (Aguila; 10/0), Alexander Larin (Comunicaciones/GUA; 62/4), Miguel Lemus (Chalatenango; 6/0), Bryan Tamacas (Alianza; 42/1), Eduardo Vigil (Firpo; 1/0), Eriq Zavaleta (Toronto FC/CAN; 8/1), Melvin Cartagena (Once Deportivo; 1/0), Darwin Ceren (Houston Dynamo/USA; 66/4), Enrico Hernandez (FC Eindhoven/NED; 0/0), Christian Martinez (San Carlos/CRC; 0/0), Armando Moreno (New Mexico United/USA; 4/0), Marvin Monterroza (Alianza; 29/2), Denis Pineda (FAS; 28/3), Narciso Orellana (Alianza; 39/1), Harold Osorio (Alianza; 1/0), Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC/USA; 4/1), Jairo Henriquez (Aguila; 12/1), Walmer Martinez (Hartford Athletic/USA; 8/2), Joshua Perez (Miami FC/USA; 10/3), Kevin Reyes (FAS; 1/0), Joaquin Rivas (FC Tulsa/USA; 14/4), Erick Rivera (Santa Tecla; 3/0), Styven Vasquez (Aguila; 1/0), FAQ Away World Cup Qualifying TV Rights, with the launch of Only Forward, / Solo Palante,, USMNT WCQ Series History El Salvador Away. MORE: USA cold weather strategy is risky. Effort was there, looked confident but sometimes was left on an island by himself, needing a little assistance to deal with El Salvador's pace. A lovely bit of skill in the box down the left from Reyna, and he lobs it into the six for McKennie who reaches it with his head, but he knocks it wide. - Carlisle: Inexperience leads to faltering start on road to World Cup It's over. The three points strengthens the United States' grip on second place in the Octagonal, with Mexico and Canada also winning to keep pace. The United States came out way more energetic this half, and it pays off. The United States vs. El Salvadormatch from Lower.Com Field in Columbus, Ohio,as part of CONCACAF World Cup qualificationis avaliable on TV across the United States on ESPN 2, or streaming on ESPN+. Fellow forward Konrad de la Fuente made a summer move to Ligue 1 power Olympique Marseille and has started each of the clubs first three matches, logging an assist in his club debut on Aug. 8. SHOW YOUR STRIPES. 1st minute: Under way! Playing with nine starters that helped the U.S. lift a trophy during its two summer tournament finals, the USMNT got off to a promising start in front of the raucous Cuscatln crowd by creating several threatening opportunities in the early going. The buildup play has been really good by the #USMNT , the final ball just isn't there yet. A point is a point. FT: An important point on the road. The U.S. returns to action on Sunday when they host Canada in their second qualifier in Nashville. ET. All Rights Reserved. Gonzalez dove up and full-stretch to his left to save. A great ball in from McKennie goes to the back post, and Acosta is there, but his effort is saved well by Gonzalez at the right post. Ahead of World Cup qualifying, the USMNT had a busy, productive summer taking home two confederation championships in the inaugural Nations League and the Gold Cup. Did more defensively than in attack, so that tells you everything considering he's a striker. 6:13 p.m.: Gregg Berhalter says that he chose Jesus Ferreira at striker because he has better hold-up play than Pepi, which will be important today in the tactical setup they've chosen. Narrow, yet commanding. Have Weston and Tyler look for him more. THATS MORE LIKE IT!! What a weird first half. Kellyn Acosta comes close to opening the scoring pic.twitter.com/BAGLV8GO1j. El Salvador come close pic.twitter.com/E9TvWVdfVv, Watching the #USMNT is my easily my favorite way to induce crippling anxiety. Chris Mueller bagged a brace in his U.S. debut, while current call-ups Sebastian Lletget and Brenden Aaronson also scored, Aaronson tallying his first international goal. During the run of play, he lacked accuracy aside from one delivery to McKennie. Pulisic was 0-10 on duels in the first half, and it wasn't any better after the break. 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying: USA Vs. El Salvador - Starting XI, Lineup Notes, TV Channels & Start Time Lower.com Field; Columbus, Ohio; Pre-Game Coverage: 6 p.m. El Salvador reached the World Cup in 1970 and 1982 but finished last in both of its appearances at the tournament. I thought taking Dest off made a lot of sense, but more was needed centrally to possess the ball. The USA have never lost to El. Disagree? Walker Zimmerman starts at center back, partnered with Bayern Munich youngster Chris Richards , with Miles Robinson saved for other matches. He was average. USMNTsubs (9) :Johnson (GK), Arriola, Zardes, Aaronson, M. Robinson, Morris, Roldan, McKenzie, de la Torre, Pepi, Cannon, Acosta. McKennie involved, and he looks to be moving better. Not having Pulisic was so noticeable, and in the end it's a point he'll take. Held his own. He creates so much freedom for others. #OnlyForward #SoloPaLante pic.twitter.com/q7c05948xh. Goalscorer Antonee Robinson provided a few funny tidbits. Prez scored a critical goal for the USA vs. El Salvador during its qualifying campaign for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the USAs first appearance on soccers biggest stage in 40 years. Hes only the third player in the 2000s to appear in 15 straight matches, following Beasley, Landon Dononvan (2002-03) and Jeff Agoos (2001-02). Currently 31 degrees and light snow. 10:46 pm ET. Match: United States Men's National Team vs. El Salvador Date: September 2, 2021 Competition: Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Venue: Cuscatln Stadium; San Salvador, El. Sergio Dest makes another vital defensive move moments later. Played just 12 minutes. 5thminute: As expected, El Salvador pressing very high. The USMNT will play its first of 14 qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday at the Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador in front of an expected 29,000 fans. The USMNT attack right now pic.twitter.com/msrEQNJftN, 46 - Second half underway. The USA is now 18-1-6 all-time against El Salvador and is an undefeated 5-0-4 against Los Cusatlecos in World Cup qualifying. Few things on Berhalter:- Didn't care for the XI. Two more subs: Sebastian Lletget Cristian Roldan DeAndre Yedlin Brenden Aaronson#SLVvUSA | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/70y6Wn6LoX. On the wing, 20-year-old Enrico Duenas , whohails from Dutch club Vitesse, has seen time in every World Cup qualifier, and Alex Roldan brother of U.S. player Christian Roldan plays on the opposite flank. In all honesty, the U.S. has dominated this match, in about as much as one can dominate a hard-fought CONCACAF battle. 7:39 pm ET, at Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ET on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and Universo. The 2016 match in St. Vincent also marked the World Cup Qualifying debut for midfielder Kellyn Acosta, who deputized at left back in the 6-0 win. 11:38 pm ET, at Use the left and it's 1-0. View full match commentary including video highlights, news, team line-ups, player ratings, stats and more. The USA rallied to close out the half with a strong shift in the last 15 minutes as forward Konrad de la Fuente was able to find space on the left wing and forward Josh Sargent fired off a few shots. He even went so far as to say heprefersbeing called Jedi, and says it's "weird" when someone calls him Antonee. Didn't care for the starting XI and cared less for his subs. U.S. Soccer Selects City Of Orlando To Host USA-El Salvador For Concacaf Nations League Group D Finale On March 27 At 7:30 P.M. While five teams automatically qualified to the final eight-team round of World Cup qualifying, El Salvador earned its Octoganal berth as one of three nations to emerge from 30 teams competing in the first two rounds. 1:16 am ET, at Here is everything you need on how, when, and where to watch the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between the United States and El Salvador. 2nd minute: Yikes, nervy moment early for El Salvador goalkeeper Marvin Gonzalez, who blasted a clearance up against Jesus Ferreira, but the ball luckily comes right back to his feet. The Sept. 2 match will arguably be one of the USA's best chances at a road victory against a team that is among the two lowest-ranked in the eight-team final qualifying round: El Salvador is . Both teams look up for scoring in this match. 19th minute: Chance, USA! The WCQ opener at El Salvador comes five years to the day that a 17-year-old Pulisic became the youngest USMNT player to score in qualifying, tallying twice in a 6-0 win at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, 2016 in Kingstown. Any intentions of us coming here and winning 3-0, it's going to be really challenging. Look at the other scores around CONCACAF, all the ties, Mexico winning in the 90th minute at home. High energy start. The final home venue for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying has been set: USA vs. Panama March 27 @ExploriaStadium #USMNT x @VW USMNT: Qualified. The CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualifiers are back, and Team USA is playing El Salvador for the first match of 2022 at Lower.com Field in Ohio on Thursday, January 27 (1/27/2022). The match is also available to stream via FuboTV , which is accessable by a free trial for new users . The hosts threatened very little, with Matt Turner looking sharp at goal when called upon, helping record yet another clean sheet after his stellar performances at the Gold Cup. missed you, @yedlinny pic.twitter.com/S7YvuS76ij. He also mentions they need to play a higher line to induce turnovers. Los Cusatlecos topped The Sugar Boyz 4-0 in Saint Kitts and won 2-0 in San Salvador to secure its spot in the Octoganal. Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, and Walker Zimmerman performed extremely well, Timothy Weah was bright early, and both Sergino Dest and Christian Pulisic popped up a few times in the final segment. USA - Matt Turner, 57th minute: El Salvador held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks on the evening and created its first shot-on-goal with one such opportunity in the second half. - Schoenfeld: Why USMNT star DeAndre Yedlin is coming home It wasn't sharp, and a young, inexperienced team looked exactly that. - Stop trying to do too much in the attacking third. For the first time, eight teams will contest the final round of World Cup qualifying for Concacaf from September to March. Center back Ronald Rodriguez , who recently signed withUSL Championship sideFC Tulsa andwas excellent the last time these teams met, has notbeen able to secure a visa and Eriq Zavaleta reportedly has a toe infection, although he makes the bench. Eighteen of 28 players on El Salvadors roster compete domestically, with five players coming from Alianza and four from Aguila, historically two of the countrys strongest clubs. The United States attacked early and often, producing 63% possession and dominating the chances throughout the match. His service was quite poor and he provided no end product. (@USMNT) January 19, 2022 Substitute goalkeeper Ethan Horvath shone in saving a Mexico penalty in stoppage time of the second overtime period to secure the USMNTs first trophy of the summer. Dest just tries to do too much way too often. Twelve players made their debuts in official competition for the U.S. during the tournament, and players like defender Miles Robinson and goalkeeper Matt Turner- who entered the Gold Cup with just four combined international caps- played the hero for the USMNT, highlighted in the 1-0 victory against Mexico. 42nd minute: Chance, USA! Teams can summon a larger group for the window, but the game day rosters for World Cup qualifiers may only include 23 players. McKennie now limping, which is a real worry for the United States. 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying: USA vs. El Salvador - Starting XI, Lineup Notes, TV Channels & Start Time September 2 2021 On the Pitch LINEUP NOTES: El Salvador vs. USMNT 2022. Thirteen players were 23 and younger as of the first day of training. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Jess. Still 1-0 USA, 66th minute. Substitute goalkeeper Ethan Horvath shone in saving a Mexico penalty in stoppage time of the second overtime period to secure the USMNTs first trophy of the summer. Los Cusatlecos also reached the quarterfinals of this summers Concacaf Gold Cup, falling 3-2 to Qatar after a second-half comeback effort fell just short. As usual, he worked his tail off, helped defend, helped get the attack going moving forward yet just didn't get the service he needed and created little for himself. Turner only had to make one save on the night. CONCACAF announced that it has revamped the formats for its senior men's national team competitions to be held between 2023 and 2026. Goalkeeper Matt Turner Earns Shutout as Twelve Players Make World Cup Qualifying Debut; USMNT Returns to Action on Sunday Night vs. Canada in Nashville to Open Home World Cup Qualifying Schedule. The lone win for El Salvador was a 2-0 friendly at home in February 1992. United States vs. El Salvador. This right-sided trio of Sergio Deat, Yunus Musah and Tim Weah can bring so, so much joy. 59th minute: Word filters through social media that Mexico has gone a goal down to 10-man Jamaica. Defender Eriq Zavaleta, a former U.S. youth international, got a step on his marking defender near the penalty spot and sent a header low to the right post. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories_live-blog, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Ricardo Pepi was expected to lead the U.S. attack, but his FC Dallas teammate Jesus Ferreira makes his first World Cup qualifying start up top instead. Heading to the stadium in Columbus. GOALKEEPERS (3):Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 7/0), Zack Steffen (Manchester City/ENG; 23/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 7/0), DEFENDERS (10):George Bello (Atlanta United; 3/0), John Brooks (Wolfsburg/GER; 43/3), Sergio Dest (Barcelona/ESP; 11/1), Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 6/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 45/1), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 12/0), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 9/3), James Sands (New York City FC; 6/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Galatasaray/TUR; 64/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 17/2), MIDFIELDERS (5):Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 37/2), Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig/GER; 14/1), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 29/7), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 24/7), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 25/0), FORWARDS (7):Brenden Aaronson (RB Salzburg/AUT; 7/3), Konrad de la Fuente (Olympique Marseille/FRA; 1/0), Jordan Pefok (BSC Young Boys/SUI; 6/1), Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas; 0/0), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/ENG; 38/16), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 8/4), Josh Sargent (Norwich City/ENG; 16/5), Estadio Cuscatlan; San Salvador, El Salvador, *CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, Universo, Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano; San Pedro Sula, Honduras, *FAQ Away World Cup Qualifying TV Rights. USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter addressed the reasons for John Brooks' exclusion in the last three World Cup qualifying windows. It'll be all about tweaks in the locker room for the U.S. head man. The United States owns an 18-1-5 all-time record and 17-match winning against El Salvador, outscoring the Salvadorans, 60-15. El Salvador has gotten in the U.S. penalty area a few too many times, it's somewhat worrying. El Salvador boss Hugo Perez is up first in the presser, and he is full of praise for his squad, rueing the "mistake" that ultimately led to the U.S. win, but overall declaring "I cannot complain" about the performance.