The USMNT faced off against Chile on 9/29/2026 in St Louis, this was coming off of a 4-1 win against Peru with Mauricio Pochettino substituting new faces into the USMNT roster.
The starting roster is as follows:
Chris Brady (25) — GK
Sergiño Dest (2) — DEF
Antonee Robinson (5)— DEF (C)
Miles Robinson (12) — DEF
Neil Pierre (20) — DEF
Brooklyn Raines (15) — MID
Adri Mehmeti (26)— MID
Gio Reyna (7)— MID
Frankie Westfield (21)— FWD
Julian Hall (19) — FWD
Sebastian Berhalter (14) — FWD
Notable Matt Freese was not starting for this friendly and also some of the other USMNT players (Malik Tillman, Tyler Adams, and Chris Richardson) were not substituted in until the second half of the match.
Score Summary
- 37′ — USA: Sebastian Berhalter (assist: Sergiño Dest)
- 52′ — USA: Julian Hall (assist: Gio Reyna)
- 72′ — USA: Chris Richards (assist: Sebastian Berhalter)
- 90+3′ — USA: Mathis Albert (assist: Auston Trusty)
Notable Points
Sebastian Berhalter opened the scoring in the 37th minute, marking his second consecutive goal for the USMNT.
Julian Hall followed in the 52nd minute, scoring his second goal in as many appearances for the national team.
To close out the match, Mathis Albert scored in the 93rd minute, becoming the youngest player ever to score for the USMNT.
Cavan Sullivan was also providing support on the left wing continuously pressuring the wing causing for different scoring opportunities for the USMNT.
Although Matt Freese was not substituted in, however Brian Schwake was able to provide a great result for his time on the field.
Key Takeaways
This young team has the grit and the heart for this team as their passion and their performance is proving to provide a dangerous attack. Specifically the hearts of both Julian Hall and Sebastian Berhalter continuously provide more evidence as to why they were called up to the national team.
This new generation is ushering in some fresh new talent and could be the foundation for the up and coming national team and soccer within the United States given their youth. This marks the USMNT’s second consecutive friendly victory, with the team displaying strong chemistry in midfield and a technically skilled attack.
At the end of the match there was some conflict towards the end of the match with benches clear Chris Richardson commented on the conflict,”It’s very important to show the new guys (USMNT) that this is a family, and if you mess with our family, this is what happens”. With this happening it does portray the USMNT veterans looking after the younger players called up to this camp
The USMNT take on Mexico next on October 3rd, 2026 in St.Paul Minnesota at 10:00PM EST.
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