On this day in 2004, friendly revenge over Poland

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 1-0 🇵🇱 Poland

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Revenge for the World Cup defeat in 2002.

26’

Conor Casey controls. Josh Wolff one-time to DaMarcus Beasley, who finishes the move.

The #USMNT fell 3-1 to 🇵🇱 in the 2002 World Cup in the final group match on June 14.

It would have been a catastrophe if not for 🇰🇷 beating 🇵🇹 in the other Group D matchup.

Scorer: DaMarcus Beasley (Josh Wolff) 26′

POL: 1-Jerzy Dudek; 2-Tomasz Klos, 3-Tomasz Rzasa, 4-Marcin Baszczynski (17-Tomasz Hajto, 46), 5-Arkadiusz Radomski (15-Miraslaw Szymkowiak, 46); 6-Jacek Bak (capt.), 7-Euzebiusz Smolarek (16-Damian Gorawski, 62), 8-Jacek Krzynowek, 9-Grzegorz Rasiak (18-Marek Saganowski, 46); 10-Mariusz Lewandowski (14-Sebastian Mila, 72), 11-Maciej Zurawski

Subs not used: 12-Maciej Nalepa

USA: 1-Brad Friedel; 13-Greg Vanney, 3-Gregg Berhalter, 25-Pablo Mastroeni (4-Carlos Bocanegra, 52), 6-Steve Cherundolo; 22-Chris Klein (5-Tony Sanneh, 74), 10-Claudio Reyna (capt.), 17-DaMarcus Beasley, 9-Clint Mathis (8-Kerry Zavagnin, 85); 16-Josh Wolff (15-Bobby Convey, 46), 11-Conor Casey

Subs not used: 7-Kyle Martino, 20-Brian McBride, 24-Jonny Walker

Referee: Tommy Skjerven (NOR)

Cards: none

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