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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — 9 U.S. starters had been set to make their World Cup qualifying debuts in opposition to El Salvador on Thursday night time, matching probably the most since 1996.
Matt Turner was in aim, with DeAndre Yedlin at proper again, Miles Robinson and Tim Ream in central protection and Sergiño Dest at left again.
Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson, Gio Reyna and Konrad de La Fuente had been in midfield, and Josh Sargent headed the assault,
All however Yedlin and Ream had been enjoying their first qualifiers. Ream was a shock starter over John Brooks.
Yedlin was the one participant left over from the beginning lineup within the October 2017 loss at Trinidad and Tobago that ended the People’ streak of seven World Cup appearances.
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The U.S. lineup averaged 23 years, 282 days, the fourth-youngest in a qualifier within the fashionable period.
The Tenth-ranked U.S. was lacking star attacker Christian Pulisic (recovering from COVID-19) and goalkeeper Zack Steffen (again spasms).
Reyna, at 18 years, 293 days, turned the second-youngest American to begin a qualifier behind Pulisic, who was 17 years, 353 days, in opposition to Trinidad in 2016.
Adams, at 22 years, 200 days, turned the youngest to captain the People in a qualifier within the fashionable period, beating Landon Donovan at 22 years, 219 day, in opposition to El Salvador in 2004.
De La Fuente was making his second worldwide look. He debuted at Wales final November.
The People entered on a nine-game profitable streak.
No. 64 El Salvador is looking for its first World Cup look since 1982.
This was the beginning of the 14-game closing spherical of North and Central America and the Caribbean. The U.S. hosts Canada on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, and performs at Honduras on Sept. 8.
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