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USA v Japan

The United States picked up a big 2-0 win over Japan in a friendly at Lower.com field in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday night -- a result that gives Mauricio Pochettino's side some good news to end the September international window.

Alejandro Zendejas and Folarin Balogun provided the goals and Christian Pulisic the spark for a U.S. side coming off a disappointing 2-0 loss to South Korea on Saturday.

Zendejas opened the scoring on the 30-minute mark with a brilliant -- and desperately needed -- finish for the U.