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Pochettino: USMNT 'Playing the Way that We Plan to Play' in Draw with Ecuador - CBS Sports
Folarin Balogun scored his seventh international goal to equalize in a friendly where the US dominated possession but ended in a 1-1 draw against 24th-ranked Ecuador.
- The USMNT played to a 1-1 draw with the Ecuador national team in Austin on Friday as Folarin Balogun equalized in the 71st minute against Enner Valencia's opener.
- With the US set to play Australia on Tuesday, the match functioned as buildup for the USMNT ahead of fixtures against Paraguay and Uruguay next month.
- Folarin Balogun's goal came after a defensive turnover by Ecuador initiated by Tim Weah, who passed to Tanner Tessmann before Malik Tillman assisted; it was Balogun's second straight goal and seventh in 20 international appearances.
- The result keeps the USMNT at one win in their last 8 matches against top-25 teams since March 2024, while Ecuador extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games.
- Mauricio Pochettino said he was encouraged by the display and saw positives to build on, while Christian Pulisic entered in the 73rd minute after missing the start with a sore ankle.
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The tie between Ecuador and the United States (1-1) in Austin, Texas, allowed Tricolor to cut distances in the FIFA selections ranking, but did not leave a good football image within the playing field.
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