International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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United States DWWWL 0
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 72,297 att. · TNT

Match Report

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Portugal outclasses U.S. amid Christian Pulisic goal drought

The United States dropped its second match in a row Tuesday, losing to Portugal in a friendly at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to conclude its March international window.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
3
61.6
Possession
38.4
11
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
543
Accurate Passes
320
615
Passes
386
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
37
20
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
1
11
Effective Clearances
25
11
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:57 Klinsmann hopes the USMNT learn from Belgium and Portugal defeats Watch on ESPN 01:32 Gomez: Pulisic has not been good for Milan or the USMNT in 2026 Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 24Matt FreeseG
  2. 2Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 3Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 16Alex FreemanRB
  6. 14Sebastian BerhalterCM
  7. 23Aidan MorrisLM
  8. 8Weston McKennieRM
  9. 10Christian PulisicF
  10. 17Malik TillmanLF
  11. 21Timothy WeahRF

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12José SáG
  2. 14Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  3. 3Tomás AraújoCD-R
  4. 20João CanceloLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 23VitinhaLM
  8. 5Samú CostaRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 18Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 16Francisco TrincãoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 34' João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Goal! USA 0, Portugal 1. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  3. 45'+3' Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, USA. Patrick Agyemang replaces Christian Pulisic.
  5. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Diogo Dalot.
  6. 45' Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Tomás Araújo.
  7. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces João Cancelo.
  8. 45' Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Pedro Neto.
  9. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Vitinha.
  10. 45' Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.
  11. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Trincão.
  12. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Samú Costa.
  13. 45' Substitution, USA. Tanner Tessmann replaces Weston McKennie.
  14. 59' Goal! USA 0, Portugal 2. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
  15. 61' Substitution, Portugal. Paulinho replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  16. 67' Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Malik Tillman.
  17. 67' Substitution, USA. Folarin Balogun replaces Timothy Weah.
  18. 70' Substitution, Portugal. Renato Veiga replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  19. 79' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  20. 79' Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Alexander Freeman.
  21. 79' Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Aidan Morris.
  22. 85' Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Velho replaces José Sá.
  23. 85' Substitution, Portugal. Mateus Fernandes replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  24. 90'+1' Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Auston Trusty because of an injury.

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