The United States men's national team suffered a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Roberto Firmino and Neymar scored the goals.
The defeat marked the first of six Kickoff Series friendlies for the U.S. before the end of 2018 against a group of high-profile opponents, including Mexico, Colombia, Peru, England and Italy. Interim manager Dave Sarachan called up a young roster for the fixtures with the Brazilians and rival Mexicans.
While the inexperienced Americans put together a gamely performance against the star-studded Selecao, who featured Neymar, Douglas Costa, Philippe Coutinho and Thiago Silva in their starting XI, it wasn't enough to earn a result against the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinalists.