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ARMCHAIR ANALYST: Lineup prediction & what I want to see from US @ Portugal

ExtraTime Radio Podcast

On Monday's ExtraTime Radio our own Ben Baer called Tuesday's friendly against Portugal (3:45 pm ET; FS1, Univision, Unimas) one of the most meaningless USMNT games in recent memory, or perhaps ever. And he's not wrong.

  • The US will be playing without their best player(s)
  • Portugal will be playing without their best player(s)
  • The US will be coached by a guy who's unlikely to ever coach them in a second game
  • There will be 1833 days between the friendly and the next possible US appearance in a World Cup

Win or lose, it doesn't matter much in Leiria.