Welcome to the rare international break overlap, where men's and women's national teams are in session at the same time, if only for a few days. As women's national teams begin their work before games over the weekend, their counterparts on the men's side are finally wrapping up their oversized international break. The men's window will end with a bang, too – while the U.S. men's national team's youthful revamp continues, Lionel Messi will be Argentina's headliner one last time.
I'm Pardeep Cattry with the latest. Monday, Oct. 5🇪🇺 UNL: Italy vs. Turkiye, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ FS2🌎 CNL: Honduras vs.
Jamaica, 10 p.m. ➡️ FS2 Tuesday, Oct. 6🇪🇺 UNL: England vs. Czechia, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ FS2🌎 Friendly: Argentina vs. Benin, 7 p.m. ➡️ Vix🌎 Friendly: USMNT vs.
Canada, 8 p.m. ➡️ TNT🇺🇸🇨🇦 MLS: Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, 8:30 p.m. ➡️ Apple TV The U.S. men's national team's next generation continues to go from strength to strength, passing the first notable test of their international careers in a 3-0 win against longtime rivals Mexico. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino leaned on experience with eight World Cup players in his starting lineup, but the three newcomers each impressed in their own right, coming up with much-needed plays to get through a game that posed more challenges than the scoreline indicated.
El Tri imposed from the start, their high-intensity approach out of the gate, forcing the U.S. team to lack any sort of composure in the early moments of the game. Mexico, though, lacked the one thing the U.S. did not: a clinical edge. The opening goal was a microcosm of the game -- Julian Hall had four touches by the 27th minute and the USMNT had just one shot, but the 18-year-old's ability to find the right space at the right time meant his fifth touch handed his team an edge they may not have otherwise earned.
Pochettino's side turned things around after halftime, though Mexico's first shot on target was impressively stopped by goalkeeper Diego Kochen in the second half. As El Tri's mistakes piled up, though, the USMNT took advantage. Cavan Sullivan notched his first international goal in style in the 62nd minute by chipping goalkeeper Raul Rangel from distance, while Mateo Chavez's two-handed slap on Sebastian Berhalter five minutes later sent El Tri into disarray.
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