Perhaps many believed U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino crazy when he selected 12 newcomers—including eight teenagers—to his fall roster, while leaving the likes of several seasoned World Cup stars, including Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie, at home on the couch.
Saturday’s victory at Inter.co Stadium told another story. The Stars and Stripes claimed a 4–1 win in the friendly against Peru, an emphatic result powered by those exact American kids.
