We're going to find out a lot about the U.S. men's national team and its young core as it's put into new situations in the coming months and years. The question posed on Monday was how might it respond to an early setback? The first bit of evidence: Mostly well.
The U.S. conceded an eighth-minute goal to Panama but answered with three goals in quick succession to take control of their friendly in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, en route to a 6-2 rout.
Gio Reyna scored the first goal of his senior international career on an 18th-minute free kick, and Nicholas Gioacchini added his first two U.