WASHINGTON — Julian Green scored another goal, Lynden Gooch enjoyed his international debut and Terrence Boyd made a long-awaited return to the field. But it wasn’t all rosy for the U.S. national team on Tuesday night in the nation’s capital, where unheralded New Zealand recovered from a first-half deficit to tie the Americans, 1-1, at RFK Stadium.
Here are three thoughts on the final friendly scheduled before the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, the Hexagonal, kicks off next month with matches against Mexico and Costa Rica.
Green makes the most of a long-awaited opportunity
Green scored the Americans’ final goal of the 2014 World Cup, returned to Germany and as manager Jurgen Klinsmann said Monday, he “went into his dive in a certain way.