It was 3-0 as Wayne Rooney earned cap #120, good for 2nd overall and the top spot for an outfield player of the 3 Lions. With an average age of 24 it showed in facing a quater final team in the 2018 World Cup for which the USMNT failed to even qualify for, very few of those players were there today. Now ranked #5 worldwide, England brought out 68,155 fans on a mild mid week night, strong US support was evidenced by the loud USA chants that rose up. Pulisic had a great chance, shortly thereafter in 2 minutes a pair of goals were dropped on the Young Americans by the inhospitable hosts. It was however a tale of 2 halves, the US had a much better 2nd half but could not break through for a goal and Guzan was brilliant in goal with numerous highlight film stops, from reaction saves to full extension stops. Callum Wilson who plays club ball in England became another in a long line of players, some renowned to score in their capped game. Weston McKennie whose video we have on our Face Book page, set up Christian but GK Jordan Pickford did well to come out on him for the stop. This may have awoken the Lion for their pair of goals. Just after Rooney entered at 58', Pulisic again almost found paydirt but his endline chance was played out for a corner. Again Puilisic was in the middle of it all as NYRB player Tyler Adams played a short corner to him, then crossed to Bobby Wood, the header was just high. Last kicks of the year come on Nov. 20, facing Italy in Genk, Belgium and a 2:45 kick, carried live by FS 1 & UniMas.
Kwik Kixx:
- Avg. age for USMNT, 24 years, 278 days. 26 caps (barely 1/5 of Rooney's total).
- Pulisic's 2nd game of 2018 and first facing a European opponent.
- Bobby Wood just missed having a great 26th birthday with a goal.
- Will Trapp played his 8th game as captain.
- 1st time game for the defensive back four of Yedlin, Miazga, Brooks & Villafana together.
- Rooney is also #1 in goals scored for England with 53.
- Overal England has the massive edge of 8-2-1 and 3-0 at home facing the US.
- 20 players dressed for the USMNT