Overview

• Son Heung-min scored in the 18th minute and set up Lee Dong-gyeong’s 43rd-minute goal to put South Korea up 2-0 at halftime in Harrison, New Jersey.
• A sellout crowd of about 26,500 largely backed South Korea, making the U.S. home match feel like an away game at the New York Red Bulls’ stadium.
• Mauricio Pochettino fielded an experimental, MLS-heavy lineup that included Tristan Blackmon’s debut and Sergiño Dest’s first game since an ACL injury, with Josh Sargent starting and Folarin Balogun denied late by Jo Hyeon-woo.
• The U.S. fell to 10-7 under Pochettino and is winless in seven against FIFA top-25 opponents, having been outscored 11-2 in first halves during that stretch.
• Next up is Japan on Tuesday in Columbus, and U.S. Soccer has finalized additional fixtures on Nov. 15 vs Paraguay in Chester and Nov. 18 vs Uruguay in Tampa, leaving a limited set of friendlies before World Cup roster decisions.