Playing in their first match of the 2030 World Cup cycle, the US men’s national team crushed Peru 4-1 in at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday, riding goals from newcomers Justin Ellis, Zavier Gozo and Justin Hall to victory.
Sullivan received the lion’s share of the attention in the lead-up to Saturday’s match but it was Orlando City’s Ellis who stole the show early, nodding home a Gio Reyna free kick in the fourth minute to give the US an early lead.
USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for this international window features a blend of regulars alongside a host of uncapped young players, many of whom featured in Saturday’s match.
The 11 first-timers for the US on Saturday are the most since 2024, when the same number debuted in a 1-0 friendly loss to Slovenia.
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Sullivan starts in youngest US appearance in years. All told, 11 players received their first cap for the US, with three of them in Pochettino’s starting XI.
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Eleven players make US debuts in Orlando.
Playing in their first match of the 2030 World Cup cycle, the US men’s national team crushed Peru 4-1 in at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday, riding goals from newcomers Justin Ellis, Zavier Gozo and Justin Hall to victory. The win marked the US debut of 16-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, whose appearance in the US starting XI makes him the youngest player to feature for the national team in over two decades.
Sullivan received the lion’s share of the attention in the lead-up to Saturday’s match but it was Orlando City’s Ellis who stole the show early, nodding home a Gio Reyna free kick in the fourth minute to give the US an early lead. Playing in his home stadium, Ellis himself was involved in the build-up that led to the free kick, part of a nifty interchange with midfielder Malik Tillman that ended with Ellis drawing a foul at the near side of the pitch some 25 yards from goal.
USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for this international window features a blend of regulars alongside a host of uncapped young players, many of whom featured in Saturday’s match. All told, 11 players received their first cap for the US, with three of them in Pochettino’s starting XI. Bournemouth and 2022 World Cup captain Tyler Adams was given the captain’s armband for the first time during Pochettino’s two-year term as US head coach.
The 11 first-timers for the US on Saturday are the most since 2024, when the same number debuted in a 1-0 friendly loss to Slovenia.
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