Mauricio Pochettino's United States men's national team will get a good challenge from fellow World Cup entrants Ecuador at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Friday.

A superstar in the Premier League who just moved to the U.S. to join LAFC, Son Heung-Min scored the game's opening goal in the 18th minute, beating USMNT goalkeeper Matthew Freese from a tight angle on the left side. Son played for years at Tottenham under current USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino, developing into one of the world's top players.

Happy Friday! World Cup qualifying is back in full swing, and while Concacaf will be among the federations taking center stage, later tonight, the United States men's national team will play a high-level friendly against Ecuador. I'm Chuck Booth and I'm here to get you primed for that and a weekend of qualifiers around the world.

Pulisic missed a penalty for AC Milan, and the match finished 0-0 at the Allianz Stadium. Pulisic was called up for the national team and trained with the rest of the USMNT. Just a day before the friendly against Ecuador, Mauricio Pochettino hinted that Pulisic may be out for the match.

With the World Cup looming, the Americans have come to Austin with a roster full of players expected to claim the stage in soccer’s quadrennial drama.

The United States men's national team finally gave the back three formation a look. Here's what worked and didn't work with the tactical change against Japan on Tuesday.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Photo highlights from Week 2 of soccer's Under-20 World Cup in Chile. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Former USMNT star Landon Donovan is questioning the reliability of forward Ricardo Pepi and attacking midfielder Gao Reyna following their recent injury setbacks. The USMNT's all-time joint leading goalscorer suggested that availability issues could threaten both player’s roles in the national team under coach Mauricio Pochettino.