Shadowing Practice: USA vs Senegal - ALL GOALS & Highlights | FIFA International Friendly 2026 - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Welcome to the Allstate Continental Classico on TBS.
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There are just two more games to go before the World Cup begins for the United States.
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Today, a showdown in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The roster has been named for some a second opportunity to play on the world's biggest stage of all.
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For others, a dream turned into reality this week as they got the call to represent their country
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in a World Cup for the first time.
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One of those players, Kyle,
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who has seen it all before and was consistent in the lineups throughout the World Cup in Qatar is Christian Pulisic.
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What an incredible journey with ups and downs to get to this moment.
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I see a lot of people that have talked about maybe being a little bit worried with his form
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tipping with club and country over the second half of the season.
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It doesn't concern me whatsoever.
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I mean, Christian Pulisic has proved he's a big game player, big-time player.
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You don't become the poster boy without being able to step up.
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So he is going to be there game one and through the tournament, making the U.S fans proud.
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At the end of a week when Mauricio Pochettino announced his 26-man roster for the World Cup,
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we are underway in Charlotte,
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less than two weeks away from the kickoff.
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In Chester, Pennsylvania, the win against Paraguay.
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Last fall, this is remount wide to the left side for Robinson.
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Now Pepe, lovely ball through from Pepe towards Christian Pulisic.
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Pulisic across, goal!
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And it's knocked in from Dest!
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1-0 for the United States!
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Just six minutes in here,
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Serginio Dest with a goal!
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And it was made by Christian Pulisic and Ricardo Pepe.
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Just a moment ago, we were talking about how high the fullbacks fullbacks in this pochettino side are
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but from peppy that is just wonderful build-up play to have the understanding
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that he could get turned there
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but this is your right wing back this is desk
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and watch the position he's coming from you would think he's
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a center forward i mean that's just beautiful play there from peppy to get turned
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and the ball is perfect from christian felisic at this point
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he takes a touch looks up put some pace on it it's a good finish
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because it skips slightly ahead of desk that's a wonderful start from the u.s
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and that's why desk is out there that's why pochettino has him in this side has him in this team
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and potentially is going to some confidence
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if he has a great game against one of the world-class wingers in this tournament
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Jackson coming forward as Robinson gets a touch.
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Sadio Mane, Diara.
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Diara through it, and Jai down the right,
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back it comes, and over the bar from Nicholas Jackson.
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The first clear-cut opportunity for Senegal inside the US penalty area.
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It comes 15 minutes in.
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Watch this lovely, delicate Meg pass right here and perfect run,
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it just gets skipped into him.
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Next weekend, the final game before the World Cup in Chicago at Soldier Field against Germany.
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There's one push forward down the right side for Pepe to chase,
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Pulisic is in the middle,
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Pepe rolls it in, it's Christian Pulisic around the keeper!
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It's Pulisic with a goal!
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What a start for Christian Pulisic!
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A goal and an assist in the first 20 minutes!
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And the United States lead by two goals to nil!
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And didn't he need that?
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A delicious little sequence here.
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Look at Freeman.
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You know inverts and the timing not only that past the pace of it with the run from Pepe
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And it's almost like training ground except for top speed against a team that is a dark horse for the tournament
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Watch Christian Pulisic just tiptoe that back line in the blind spot gets lost
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and this ball has to be perfect and it is
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The touch and then how quickly he's able to get around the goalkeeper and finish it.
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So give you a look perfect weight of this pass
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Lovely finish and at the top of the show we were talking about it.
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People worried about questioning Christian Plissik,
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his form step a little bit.
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How's he gonna be in the tournament?
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He's a big-time player.
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He said it then, I will say it again.
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No worries about him performing in the big moments.
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And look at what it means.
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Unfortunately, this French team isn't that...
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Isn't that...
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Isn't that...
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Isn't that...
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Isn't that...
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Isn't that much worse?
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Illiman and Jai down the right side as he cuts in and...
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Tama Adams gets a foot to it.
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Across it goes there from Kamra.
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Now picked up in the midfield and the distance goes wide and it's the youngster Baras Sopoko and Jai,
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the Bayern Munich man.
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What a talented player.
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I was texting with John Thorrington who's leading the charge with LAFC
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and they co-own with Bayern Munich the academy that this incredible player came out.
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Double.
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But not bad company to be in when you're coming on to make your Bundesliga debut for Jamal Musiala.
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This is Pulisic down the left.
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Pulisic towards the byline.
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Oh, just over the top of Pepe,
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but it comes all the way for Verhalter on that right side.
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Verhalter stands the cross back into the box,
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Pepe heads down, Robinson's shot is behind.
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And it's a corner for the US on the far side.
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The US is just absolutely irresistible.
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Lovely step over, and Pepe just reads it near post.
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And love that floated pass in from Berhalter and Pepe does the right job.
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Just nods it down and Robinson,
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I think this is going right in the corner.
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Maybe it's getting there.
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This has been a story of US dominance through the opening 35 minutes.
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Turned over here though towards Illiman and Njai.
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It's an opportunity for Njai!
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Turner makes the save.
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He's going into the side netting anyway,
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but Matt Turner puts it behind.
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And a corner coming for center goal that first of the game Halter just a little slow gets caught on the ball,
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but smart here not to dangle a foot in
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And give up a silly penalty you've got three assist at
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the first gets this one away towards halfway picked up by
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Jacobs down
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that left side it goes Sadio Mane will have a run here at Freeman Sadio Mane's ball across goal
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and Turner with a big stop Behind it goes for another corner Might have been Freeman's foot,
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don't know who that deflects off of,
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it's hard to tell there but...
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Getting the armband, he said he won't change what he does or how he does it,
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but it's the highest honor he's got.
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This is Pulisic.
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The way opens up for Christian Pulisic!
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And the block coming in there from Avdilay Sekhz Pulisic tried to find a way through.
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Senegal give it away, turned over straight towards Pulisic once again.
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Now it's Reyna.
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Reyna's ball chips in over the top of Pep.
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Oh, lovely idea.
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Vintage Ian Wright Arsenal jersey.
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Wearing a problem.
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I was with Jose Altidore and Moe Aduj watching the game,
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Melissa is really fun even though it's bad day for our The Irish They're all time leading scorer,
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Sadio Mane finds the bottom corner past Matt Turner
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And We've talked about it
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Transition it's just the only moment It was too easy to play in between the lines
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and no real player getting there to block the passing lane
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Tyler Adams on the other side of the field you see his frustration way to this pass wonderful
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and even with the shove There from Adams and this is the quality of Sadio Mane and it gets absolutely barreled
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After he strikes it that that's what you have money probably frustrating and Melissa's been speaking to Mauricio Pochettino
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Mario's and I we walked the perimeter of the field as the second half kicked off
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and he said no it was a really good first half
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The team did a really good job good performance high intensity first 25 minutes.
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He was really happy He said unfortunately his ball again with a chance Balagan scores within four minutes
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The US restore their two goal advantage!
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Great pressure here.
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Not only the toe poke there,
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but that is such a lovely pass.
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Obviously the deflection helps him out.
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Just watch Tillman here as he wins it back.
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Looks up,
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just cuts it right through the legs of the defender legs of the defender it's really tight whether he's onside
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or not it's not the referees pulled it back here yeah
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it looked like it was close yeah I was just wondering
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if the so long it looks as if it might not happen but trusty
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and Celtic winning the league on the cup in Scotland I caught trusty in the elevator this morning
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and here's the chances pretty comes out It's knocked it on the line,
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Senegal get the goal.
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Miles Robinson couldn't keep it out.
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We'll see if there was a final touch from someone here closer to goal.
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It looked like a foul up top,
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but regardless, just a series of mistakes here.
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Brady just hesitated for a second.
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It looked like Mane is the one that puts it in in the end.
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Just this little hesitation right there.
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Otherwise, I think he gets to that ball.
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He doesn't get his arms up high.
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Hard to be super critical of the goalkeeper on that first play,
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but just had to do better with that.
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And then Mane just making sure that it was going to be an amazing
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Goal on clearance if Mane's not there to just power it in
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Jazz ball long downfield brought down by Scali linking up there with Berhalter white to the right it comes for Ware
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Where's ball towards McKennie where continuing the run down the right side?
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Options in the middle Balogun is one of them and the United States are back in front.
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Watch his footwork from Wesley McKinney.
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One touch, and that second touch on his left foot.
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I mean, it's just top shelf.
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And that's a lovely ball from Tim Weah.
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Cuts it between the defender's legs.
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Watch this.
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He knows he's got to come back against the grain.
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Balogun after the deflection just gets his footing right two little small steps And he's not gonna miss from there Yeah,
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the ball sets up perfectly for him
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That's a lovely finish and they're basically challenging bar to get what he got now What do you got now?
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I try to come on at halftime
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And the US starting to get more into a flow as well as Senegal make their changes
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This is McKinney with a ball through Once again,
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it was rising, might have been offside,
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the flag never went up.
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It's wide open isn't it?
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Perfect weight on this pass,
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and he's onside, you can see.
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Couple players keeping him on, you know, that shove.
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For Sebastian Berhalter.
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Well there you go, Berhalter the only one that didn't end his day at half time from the starting eleven,
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the chance to carry on until the 75th minute here as this one's played through,
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it's the chance again!
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And now it comes back for Arbston,
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this is McKennie off the post!
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Surely now, oh no, the save again from Diaw!
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How did they not score there?
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McKennie Tillman, this is excellent,
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and for Tillman, what a lovely pass.
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And to know that Balogun's there,
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I mean, how does this go?
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I don't know.
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Berhalter from distance, he's scored some lovely goals for both clubbing.
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No, I just thought, you know,
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your guy David Beckham, may as well mention him.
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Stolen away by Zendeyhas, who's through on goal here.
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It's a chance for Alex Zendeyhas to finish it.
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Zendeyhas couldn't, as the block came in to put it behind for a corner.
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It was Mbou who got back. and denied.
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Zendaya has the goal.
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I love this pressure.
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I love it.
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Obviously, it's a terrible giveaway,
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but Zendaya's got to be there to force it.
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Right there, just taking his angle down a little bit more.
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Support their team here today and have been heard throughout.
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Mauricio Pochettino and Jesus Perez continue to shout instructions onto the field to make sure that their players stay switched on.
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For the final whistle goals.
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It's a victory for the United States against one of Africa's best
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as Maurizio Pochettino's men win it by three goals to two.
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And a goal and an assist for Christian Pulisic.
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In this video, viewers are introduced to an exciting international friendly match between the USA and Senegal, just before the much-anticipated World Cup. The speaker provides insights into the expectations for the U.S. team, highlighting standout players like Christian Pulisic, who has significant experience and a fanbase that looks to him for leadership. The analysis of the game play provides an opportunity to dive deeper into sports dialogues, making it a perfect resource for English language learners to practice their listening and speaking skills.
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