The United States Men's National Team needed to put forth a confidence-building effort Tuesday in advance of next month's meeting with Mexico, but those plans were spoiled by Brazil in a 4-1 rout at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Brazil carried a 1-0 lead into the half of the friendly, and some second-stanza substitutions paved the way for a decisive result.
While Neymar didn't receive a starting nod for Brazil, he came off the bench and netted a brace that secured a cakewalk victory for the 2014 World Cup semifinalists. Danny Williams' long-range blast in the 91st minute was the United States' lone silver lining in the loss.