Mauricio Pochettino, USMNT and Uruguay
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Ronald Araujo’s Uruguay hammered 5-1 by USMNT
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.
Sebastian Berhalter put the USMNT up by the 17th minute with an impressive strike but by the time Alex Freeman completed a brace in the 31st minute, habits had set in. The U.S. were essentially scoring whenever they felt like it,
Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT closed out 2025 in style, further tantalizing American fans with a decisive 5-1 win over CONMEBOL power Uruguay in Florida.
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 team completely crushed Uruguay 5-1 Tuesday in the second and last friendly of the November break -- as well as ending its 2025 calendar on a high note. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino went in with an almost entirely fresh starting 11 from Saturday's 2-1 win vs. Paraguay.
The United States Men's National Team secured a decisive 5-1 victory over Uruguay in an international friendly on Tuesday night behind two goals from Alex Freeman.
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.