The United States men's national team is doing it again, daring American soccer fans to dream of the next great moments in USMNT history via solid performances and, yes, results.

The USMNT will start off facing Paraguay before a clash with Uruguay, again facing two teams who have qualified for the World Cup as they continue to test themselves under Pochettino. But without regular starters,

The U.S. men’s national team returned to the area for the first time since 2018 and did not disappoint most of the 17,224 who came to see them in Chester on a frigid Saturday evening, winning 2-1 over Paraguay in a “friendly” game that was far from amicable on the field.

Paraguay's Omar Alderete, a Sunderland player unable to feature in this match due to a concussion, was shown a red card as part of a wild fracas in stoppage time.

Gio Reyna made an outstanding return to action with the U.S. men’s national team on Saturday night in a 2–1 win over Paraguay, catching the attention of his former Borussia Dortmund teammate Jude Bellingham.

Reyna scored the opener and assisted the winner to extend the Americans' unbeaten run to four games. Brenden Aaronson also played well, to the delight of the hometown crowd in Chester.

Mauricio Pochettino referred to Reyna as a "special situation" given his U.S. inclusion despite a lack of recent playing time. We saw why

USA lineup vs. Paraguay: Projected starting XI, team news, roster for USMNT international soccer friendly originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The United States conclude their 2025 plans this month with friendly matches against Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun’s tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States ove