Young teams from the U.S. and Mexico got their first taste of the cross-border soccer rivalry Tuesday and the advantage clearly went to the Americans. Defender Matt Miazga seized on the emotion of the moment to bait Mexico’s Angel Zaldivar into a red card and four minutes later teenager Tyler Adams scored the game’s only goal to give the U.S. a 1-0 win. Here are some other things we learned from the national team’s September friendlies, a 2-0 loss to Brazil and the victory over Mexico:
1. The team lacks experience but not confidence: The U.