On this day in 2000, just a friendly draw with Iran

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 1-1 🇮🇷 Iran

📍 Pasadena

👔 Arena

📋 Friendly

The new millennium started with the Americans conceding pretty quickly. Chris Armas equalized just after the break.

7’

Mehdi Mahdavikia did well with a Khodadad Azizi entry pass to open the scoring.

48'

After trailing at the break, Cobi Jones received a pass down the right-wing and hit in a cross.

Armas hit it left-footed on the half volley and we were level. 

What a strike from the American!

This is how the match would finish in this friendly.

Scorer: Chris Armas, (Cobi Jones) 48′ — Mehdi Mahdavikia, (Khodadad Azizi) 7′

USA: 1-Brad Friedel; 2-Frankie Hejduk, 16-Carlos Llamosa, 12-Jeff Agoos, 17-Marcelo Balboa; 22-Tony Sanneh (19-Ben Olsen, 62′), 14-Chris Armas, 10-Claudio Reyna (Capt.), 7-Eddie Lewis (9-Jovan Kirovski, 80′); 13-Cobi Jones, 20-Brian McBride

IRN: 1-Hadi Tabatabei; 3-Javad Zarinche (Capt.), 5-Medhi Hashemi-Nasab, 7-Mahmood Fekri; 2-Mehdi Mahdavikia, 17-Alireza Emamifar, 8-Sattar Hamedani, 15-Esmaeil Halali, 9-Hamid Estili (6-Siroud Dinmohammadi, 72′); 10-Ali Daei, 11-Khodadad Azizi

Referee: Armando Archundia (MEX)

Cards: Jeff Agoos [Y 36′], Chris Armas [Y 41′] — Sattar Hamedani [Y 38′]

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On this day in 1996, US top Group C

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador

📍 Anaheim

👔 Sampson

📋 Gold Cup GS

The Americans top Group C with a good win.

64’

A nice exchange between Mike Burns and Tab Ramos leads to a cluster before Eric Wynalda converts coolly. 21st USA goal for the striker.

75’

Claudio Reyna gets in a good position after a corner and floats it in deep. Lalas with a cool pass leads to a Marcelo Balboa finish. 

Date set with Brazil in two days.

Scorers: Eric Wynalda 64′, Marcelo Balboa 75′

USA: Kasey Keller, Marcelo Balboa, Jeff Agoos, Alexi Lalas, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones, Thomas Dooley (Paul Caligiuri 70′), John Harkes (Claudio Reyna 75′), Tab Ramos, Joe-Max Moore, Eric Wynalda (Joran Kirovski 64′)

SLV: Raúl García, Mario Máyen, Vladimir Cubías, Leonel Cárcamo (Wilfredo Iraheta 46), William Osorio (William Renderos 70′), Jorge Rodríguez, Carlos Castro Borja, Elber Burgos, Ronald Cienfuegos, Raúl Díaz Arce, Ronald Cerritos

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