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Johnson, Yedlin, Wood return to US lineup vs Venezuela

SANDY, Utah (AP) Fabian Johnson, DeAndre Yedlin and Bobby Wood made their first appearances of the year for the United States in Saturday night’s exhibition against Venezuela, a warmup for a pair of World Cup qualifiers.

All three missed March qualifiers because of injuries.

U.S. coach Bruce Arena picked a starting lineup that figures to be close to the one he uses in Thursday’s qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago at Commerce City, Colorado.

Tim Howard was in goal, with Yedlin at right back, John Brooks and Geoff Cameron in central defense and Jorge Villafana at left back.