Overview

• Son Heung-min struck in the 18th minute before setting up Lee Dong-gyeong's 43rd-minute finish at Red Bull Arena.
• Son's goal was his 52nd for South Korea, leaving him six short of Cha Bum-kun's national record.
• The United States is 10-7 under Pochettino and remains winless in seven matches against FIFA top-25 opponents since the 2024 Nations League title run.
• A crowd of 26,500 largely supported South Korea, as U.S. right back Sergiño Dest returned from an ACL injury and Tristan Blackmon made his international debut.
• The U.S. plays Japan on Tuesday in Columbus, with Paraguay's federation confirming a November 15 friendly at Subaru Park in Philadelphia; South Korea meets Mexico on Tuesday in Nashville.