It's a massive weight off of the United States men's national team's shoulders as they secured a signature victory under Mauricio Pochettino, dispatching Japan 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday. The Samurai Blue may have made 11 changes from their match against Mexico,

The U.S. dropped to 10-7 under Pochettino and has just seven friendlies left before players are selected for his pre-World Cup training camp.

Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be the site of a March friendly match between the USMNT and Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal, per multiple sources.

The US had not beaten a top 25 team since the CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico in March 2024, including five straight defeats.

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will return to Columbus for the first time since January 2022, when it hosts Japan in a Lower.com Field international friendly Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the U.

But get this: Sargent’s last goal for the U.S. was November 20th, 2019 — yes, almost six years ago. He only has five goals in 28 appearances for the United States, and after being left off this summer's Gold Cup roster, this could be his last chance to leave a good impression on manager Mauricio Pochettino.

This is now the fifth consecutive loss that the USMNT have suffered versus a FIFA top 25 team, and in that time, they've been outscored 11-1. Their last victory in a match of that nature came at the 2022 World Cup over Iran under Gregg Berhalter.

Jacobs, who plays for Randolph Soccer Club 12U, wore a navy No. 10 USMNT jersey with Christian Pulisic's name on the back. He was one of the few youth players at the event who watches the national team, though even he didn't recognize Arfsten or Berhalter — the son of former national team coach Gregg Berhalter, a Tenafly native.

South Korea toppled the United States men's national soccer team on Sept. 6. But much of the talk was about the upcoming World Cup.

The United States returns from a two-month lay-off with a home fixture against South Korea on Saturday. Two months after finishing as runner-up in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the United States returns to action with a friendly encounter against South Korea on Saturday.