Overview
- The United States beat Canada 1-0 on Tuesday at Allianz Field in St. Paul to finish the post-World Cup friendly window with a 4-0-0 record.
- Nineteen-year-old Justin Ellis scored the lone goal in the 29th minute and 25-year-old Brian Schwake kept a clean sheet in his first USMNT start.
- Pochettino used the extended window to fast-track youth and new faces with at least a dozen players earning their first caps and several teenagers logging significant minutes.
- The coaching staff rotated four goalkeepers across the window — including Matt Freese, Diego Kochen, Chris Brady and Brian Schwake — leaving the starting goalkeeper role unresolved.
- Canada under Jesse Marsch entered the match unbeaten after wins over Chile and Peru and remains a rising CONCACAF contender as both teams shift focus to Nations League and the 2030 cycle.