"Goals from Gio Reyna and Folarin Balogun gave United States a 2-1 win over Paraguay on Saturday in a game that ended in a fracas between the two sides after an altercation between Alex Freeman and Paraguay captain Gustavo Gómez spilled over. "We needed this type of game and the next one is going to be the same, it's going to be competitive," Pochettino said afterwards."
""These are not 'friendly' games. That is important. "Paraguay is very competitive and difficult to beat. Big credit [to the players], but this is not enough. We are happy, but we need to keep going. We need to improve, improve, improve to arrive at the World Cup." United States v Uruguay team news The USA are missing a host of high-profile players due to injury. Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Chris Richards, Malik Tillman, Tyler Adams and Antonee Robinson are all missing for Pochettino."
United States face Uruguay in their final game of 2025 as a stern test of their credentials as hosts for the 2026 World Cup. Gio Reyna and Folarin Balogun scored in a 2-1 win over Paraguay that ended in a post-match fracas after an altercation involving Alex Freeman and Gustavo Gómez. Mauricio Pochettino described the fixtures as competitive and urged continuous improvement ahead of the tournament. Both squads are affected by multiple injuries to key players, prompting predicted line-ups with several absentees. Historical head-to-heads show nine meetings, with Uruguay leading three to two.
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