On this day in 1994, points earned in first indoor World Cup game

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 1-1 🇨🇭 Switzerland

‪📍 ‬Pontiac

‪👔 ‬Milutinović

‪📋 ‬World Cup GS

The US would earn its first World Cup points since 1950 in the first World Cup game indoors.

44'
Trailing from a goal five minutes prior, Eric Wynalda scores directly from a set-piece.

Scorers: Eric Wynalda 44′ — Georges Bregy 39′

USA: Tony Meola, Cle Kooiman, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Ernie Stewart (Cobi Jones 81′), Tab Ramos, Eric Wynalda (Roy Wegerle 58′), Mike Sorber, Marcelo Balboa, Paul Caligiuri, Alexi Lalas

SUI: Marco Pascolo, Marc Hottiger, Yvan Quentin, Dominique Herr, Alain Geiger, Georges Bregy, Alain Sutter, Christophe Ohrel, Ciriaco Sforza (Thomas Wyss 77′), Stephane Chapuisat, Thomas Bickel (Nestor Subiat 72′)

Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

Cards: John Harkes [Y 89′] — Dominique Herr [Y 26′], Nestor Subiat [Y 82′]

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On this day in 1995, beatdown over Mexico

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 4-0 🇲🇽 Mexico

‪📍 ‬Washington DC

‪👔 ‬Sampson

‪📋 ‬US Cup

This was the biggest win over the continental rival with the Yanks scoring early and often.

3'
Roy Wegerle takes this through pass from Claudio Reyna to open the scoring.

25'
Claudio Reyna is involved again when Thomas Dooley plays the ball to Reyna, who nods it back into Dooley's path. Dooley takes the chance well.

36'
John Harkes is on hand for the third when Eric Wynalda's initial shot is saved.

67'
Wynalda gets a head on the punt from Kasey Keller and Reyna runs on to the bounce. Reyna takes his shot across goal with his last kick before being subbed off.

Scorers: Roy Wegerle 3′, Thomas Dooley 25′, John Harkes 36′, Claudio Reyna 67′

USA: Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Paul Caligiuri, Thomas Dooley, Mike Sorber, John Harkes, Eric Wynalda (John Kerr 71′), Roy Wegerle (Cobi Jones 20′), Claudio Reyna (Tab Ramos 71′)

MEX: Jorge Campos, Jorge Rodríguez (Missael Espinoza 68′), Guillermo Hernández (Gerardo Esquivel 46′), Manuel Vidrio, Ramón Ramírez, Ignacio Ambríz, Marcelino Bernal, Alberto García Aspe (Alberto Coyote 86′), Luis García, Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Robert Alves (Joaquín del Olmo 73′)

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On this day in 2010, two-goal comeback against Slovenia

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-2 🇸🇮 Slovenia

‪📍 ‬Johannesburg

‪👔 ‬Bradley

‪📋 World Cup GS‬

A tale of two halves with the Yanks needing two goals in the second half for the points — should have scored a third.

48'
Just after halftime, Landon Donovan took down a long ball from Steve Cherundolo and found the roof of the net.

82'
This one starts with Donovan playing the long ball. Jozy Altidore helps it on and Michael Bradley gets there first to beat Samir Handanovic.

85'
Maurice Edu was denied the winner for some reason.

Scorers: Valter Birsa (unassisted) 13′, Zlatan Ljubijankic (Milivoje Novakovic) 42′ — Landon Donovan (Steve Cherundolo) 48′, Michael Bradley (Jozy Altidore) 82′

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 15-Jay DeMerit, 5-Oguchi Onyewu (9-Herculez Gomez, 80′), 3-Carlos Bocanegra; 8-Clint Dempsey, 4-Michael Bradley, 16-Jose Torres (19-Maurice Edu, 46′), 10-Landon Donovan; 20-Robbie Findley (22-Benny Feilhaber, 46′), 17-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 2-Jonathan Spector, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 11-Stuart Holden, 12-Jonathan Bornstein, 13 -Ricardo Clark, 14-Edson Buddle, 18-Brad Guzan, 21-Clarence Goodson, 23-Marcus Hahnemann

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

SVN: 1-Samir Handanovic; 2-Miso Brecko, 4-Marko Suler, 5-Bostjan Cesar, 13-Bojan Jokic; 8-Robert Koren (Capt.), 9-Zlatan Ljubijankic (7-Nejc Pecnik, 74′; 20-Andrej Komac, 90+4), 10-Valter Birsa (14-Zlatko Dedic, 87′), 17-Andraz Kirm, 18-Aleksandar Radosavljevic; 11-Milivoje Novakovic

Subs not used: 12-Jasmin Handanovic, 16-Aleksander Seliga; 3-Elvedin Dzinic, 6-Branko Ilic, 15-Rene Krhin, 19-Suad Filekovic, 21-Dalibor Stevanovic, 22-Matej Mavric, 23-Tim Matavz

Head Coach: Matjaz Kek

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (MLI)

Cards: Robbie Findley [Y 40′] — Bostjan Cesar [Y 35′], Marko Suler [Y 69′], Andraz Kirm [Y 72′], Bojan Jokic [Y 75′]

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On this day in 2013, Altidore's late winner over Honduras

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT 1-0‬ 🇭🇳 Honduras

‪📍 ‬Sandy

‪👔 ‬Klinsmann

‪📋 ‬World Cup Q

The US needed a late Jozy Altidore goal to take max points from 🇭🇳 in the fourth round.

73'
Altidore notched his fourth goal in four international matches with finish off a Fabian Johnson cross.

Scorer: Jozy Altidore (Fabian Johnson) 73′

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Brad Evans, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Matt Besler, 23-Fabian Johnson; 4-Michael Bradley, 13-Jermaine Jones (20-Geoff Cameron, 74′); 19-Graham Zusi (14-Brad Davis, 74′), 8-Clint Dempsey (Capt.), 18-Eddie Johnson (2-Edgar Castillo, 87′); 17-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 12-Brad Guzan, 22-Nick Rimando, 7-Kyle Beckerman, 9-Terrence Boyd, 10-Joe Corona, 11-Stuart Holden, 15-Michael Parkhurst, 16-Sacha Kljestan, 21-Clarence Goodson

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

HON: 18-Noel Valladares; 12-Arnold Peralta (14-Oscar Boniek Garcia, 75′), 5-Jose Velasquez, 4-Juan Pablo Montes, 7-Emilio Izaguirre; 19-Andy Najar, 8-Wilson Palacios, 20-Jorge Claros, 15-Roger Espinoza; 10-Mario Martinez (17-Marvin Chavez, 69′), 13-Carlo Costly (21-Roger Rojas, 33′)

Subs not used: 1-Kevin Hernandez, 2-Osman Chavez, 3-Brayan Beckeles, 6-Juan Carlos Garcia, 9-Rony Martinez, 11-Diego Reyes, 16-Johnny Leveron, 22-Donis Escober, 23-Orlin Peralta

Head Coach: Luis Suarez

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Cards: Jermaine Jones [Y 10′] — Arnold Peralta [Y 34′], Wilson Palacios [Y 75′], Jose Velasquez [Y 81′]

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On this day in 2019, convincing win to open Group D

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 4-0 🇬🇾 Guyana

‪📍 ‬St. Paul

‪👔 ‬Berhalter

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup GS

Great start to this Gold Cup with Tyler Boyd scoring twice in just his second cap.

28'
Weston McKennie finds Paul Arriola for the opener.

51'
Boyd gets his first international goal when he took his chance. Michael Bradley played the long pass and Boyd brought it down before shooting across the goal.

56'
Gyasi Zardes unknowingly put the lead out of reach five minutes later. Paul Arriola cut inside for the shot. It was partially blocked by Terence Vancooten and off Zardes for the third.

81'

Boyd caps a perfect day with this move and right-footed shot to the far post. Arriola sets him up with a nice pass in the pocket.

Scorers: Paul Arriola (Weston McKennie) 28′, Tyler Boyd (Michael Bradley) 51′, (Paul Arriola) 81′, Gyasi Zardes 56′

USA: 1-Zack Steffen; 2-Nick Lima, 5-Walker Zimmerman, 23-Aaron Long, 13-Tim Ream; 4-Michael Bradley (Capt.) (6-Wil Trapp, 62′); 8-Weston McKennie (20-Djordje Mihailovic, 74′), 10-Christian Pulisic (15-Cristian Roldan, 63′); 21-Tyler Boyd, 9-Gyasi Zardes, 7-Paul Arriola

Subs not used: 12-Sean Johnson, 22-Tyler Miller, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 11-Jordan Morris, 14-Reggie Cannon, 16-Daniel Lovitz, 17-Jozy Altidore, 18-Jonathan Lewis, 19-Matt Miazga

Head coach: Gregg Berhalter

GUY: 1-Akel Clarke; 5-Jordan Dover, 15-Terence Vancooten, 20-Matthew Briggs, 13-Liam Gordon; 4-Elliot Bonds, 16-Neil Danns (Capt.) (9-Sheldon Holder, 85′); 7-Keanu Marsh-Brown (23-Anthony Jeffrey, 73′), 21-Brandon Beresford (8-Samuel Cox, 58′), 11-Callum Harriott; 10-Emery Welshman

Subs not used: 18-Alex Murray, 22-Quillan Roberts; 8-Samuel Cox, 2-Kevin Layne, 6-Ronayne Marsh-Brown, 3-Daniel Kadell, 19-Stephen Duke-McKenna, 14-Daniel Wilson, 9-Sheldon Holder, 17-Torell Ondaan, 12-Pernell Schultz

Head coach: Michael Johnson

Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)

Cards: None

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