Ronald Araujo and Uruguay were hammered 5-1 by the USMNT in an international friendly on Tuesday in Tampa, Florida. The Barcelona center-back was part of a strong team picked by Marcelo Bielsa for the game but went on to suffer a poor defeat that does not bode well ahead of World Cup 2026.

Only needed to make one save and merely recorded 26 touches.Mark McKenzie: 7 — If you would've told me that McKenzie would finally get his start against Uruguay, I would've been prepared to watch it under a microscope.

The U.S. men’s national team put together their best performance under Mauricio Pochettino with a heavily rotated side.

The U.S. men's national soccer team will face Uruguay in its final friendly of 2025 as both teams prepare for the 2026 World Cup.

Pulisic isn't playing for the U.S. against Uruguay because he is still recovering from a hamstring injury. He was originally hurt in the United States' October match against Australia, and he didn't return for Milan until this past Saturday, when he played 20 minutes off the bench.

That defeat was essentially the origin story of Pochettino's project, if informally. U.S. Soccer decided a drastic change was needed ahead of a World Cup on home soil, forcing the federation to change the captain of their ship "in the middle of your travels."

Alex Freeman scored twice and Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna had one goal each as the United States overwhelmed Uruguay with a four-goal first half in a 5-1 win on Tuesday night to head into a World Cup year with a five-game unbeaten streak.