Hours after the American men finally filled in their full World Cup schedule, they faced what should be their stiffest test before departing for Qatar.
Thirteenth-ranked Uruguay isn’t exactly comparable to England, Iran or Wales, the three teams the U.S. will meet in November (Wales beat Ukraine earlier Sunday in a playoff to claim the last Group B berth). But La Celeste are deep, talented and brimming with pedigree. After negotiating a schedule that’s featured a relentless and relatively repetitive series of Concacaf rivals, the Americans were eager to challenge themselves against a World Cup-caliber foe.