The defender helped Ryan Giggs’ side keep a clean sheet as they battled out a goalless draw with Mexico in Pasadena, California, in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).
Ben played the full 90 minutes on the east coast while some 2,700 miles away on the west coast, centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers was on the bench for the USA in their 3-0 victory over Bolivia.
Monday evening saw Hugo Lloris sit in reserve for France, with second choice stopper Steve Mandanda given a run-out in Les Bleus’ 2-0 win over Republic of Ireland in Paris, but the headline story on Monday undoubtedly came during the afternoon as Heung-Min Son scored a wonderful long-range goal to set South Korea on the way to a 2-0 home victory over Honduras in the first of their pre-World Cup warm-up friendlies.