The records will indicate that after the long pandemic pause, the U.S. national team played three games within a month—November’s friendlies against Wales and Panama in Europe, and then Wednesday night’s exhibition against El Salvador in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Technically, it’s the same team—the statistics will be merged, the uniforms will look familiar and coach Gregg Berhalter and his staff will be in charge. But that’s where the common threads end. It’s not the same team in any practical sense, apart from the presence of two depth players, Sebastian Lletget and Sebastian Soto, who coincidentally were available for both camps.