- 20-year-old Barcelona goalie Diego Kochen got the start for the USMNT vs Mexico after a clean-sheet debut and is on loan in Denmark — a striking young talent in goal.
- Teenagers are prominent: 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan and 18-year-old Julian Hall (who’s scored in his first two US appearances) are starting, highlighting a youth surge.
- Saturday’s high-profile friendly in Glendale is a sellout (about 64,000 at State Farm Stadium), with Pochettino mixing veterans and youngsters and naming Tyler Adams captain.
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