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United States held to draw by El Salvador in World Cup qualifying opener

The United States played out a hard-fought draw against El Salvador in its first match of the Octagonal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in San Salvador on Thursday night.

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Tyler Adams wore the armband for the U.S., becoming the youngest player in the modern era to do so, while both Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen were not with the team as they both recovered from setbacks.

The teams traded headed opportunities in the opening 15 minutes with Gold Cup hero Miles Robinson of the U.