The United States Men’s National Team kicked off the first of their two pre-World Cup friendlies and they did so in an uninspiring fashion.
It was a poor day for the USMNT. Particularly the back line performed poorly and constantly turned the ball over. Berhalter’s reliance on playing out the back eventually cost the players wearing the horrible kits as Walker Zimmerman turned the ball over in his own third. The United States lost possession in their own half 54 times in the first half.
Japan got on the ball and Daichi Kamada found a wealth of space and blasted a one-timer past, Matt Turner.