United States vs Uruguay

The United States and Uruguay are set to face each other at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City in a handsomely-looking international friendly.

An overwhelming 3-0 victory over African powerhouse Morocco last time out put some wind in the USA’s sails following a disheartening 2-0 defeat at Costa Rica in their final 2022 World Cup qualifier. Despite experiencing a troublesome World Cup qualifying campaign, the ‘Stars and Stripes’ have reached the upcoming tournament, courtesy of a superior goal difference over Costa Rica. Children’s Mercy Park has been a lucky charm for the USMNT, having witnessed three Gold Cup triumphs from three last year. But taking down Uruguay will require much more than mere superstition, even though the United States have gone unbeaten in both previous friendly H2Hs (W1, D1). Yet, momentum is massively on their side, as Gregg Berhalter’s men have won their last eight internationals on home soil.

In the meantime, Uruguay dismantled the USMNT’s fierce CONCACAF rivals Mexico 3-0 last time out to get their World Cup warm-up campaign off to a flying start. Currently unbeaten in eight exhibition bouts (W5, D3), the Uruguayans have made it abudantly clear that they have no motivational issues. With their last friendly defeat dating back to October 2018, ‘La Celeste’ will feel confident about reinforcing their bid to climb back into FIFA’s top-ten. Indeed, Diego Alonso’s lads take this trip to Kansas City in high spirits. They’ve gone from four straight international defeats to five consecutive victories, four of which came ‘to nil.’ That’s encouraging as Uruguay seek their first H2H win since 1993!