According to the report from the Sports World, the U.S. has defeated Mexico by “dos a cero” in four straight home World Cup qualifiers, all in Columbus, Ohio. Goals from Jordan Morris and Juan Agudelo in the second half saw the US to their victory at the Alamo dome. The U.S. is 13-5-5 against Mexico since 2000, including a win in the second round of the 2002 World Cup.
Jordan Morris made a loud statement in his first start for the U.S. national team against his country’s biggest and most bitter rival. The USMNT has not lost to Mexico since Bob Bradley’s last game as manager in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In the friendly match, Mexico went close to opening the scoring five minutes before half time. Mexico’s best chance came late in the first half when Eduardo Herrera ran into the penalty area and poked a low cross past goalkeeper Nick Rimando into the side netting. El Tri had complained about the field conditions on Tuesday and by game time the grass was uneven, with large brown and dirt patches causing players to slip and stumble several times.
Jordan Morris, the 20-year-old, who has never played a professional game, got on the end of a loose ball and used his speed before finishing cooly past Cirilo Saucedo.
The 20-year-old Stanford sophomore scored his first international goal early in the second half, Juan Agudelo added his first international goal in four years, and the Americans dispatched Mexico by their traditional 2-0 score in an exhibition game Wednesday night.
According to the report, Morris, who trained with the national team last May and made his debut at Ireland in November, started because Captain Clint Dempsey is sidelined by a hamstring injury and Jozy Altidore was serving a one-game suspension for a red card.
He was too good at the field, Morris’ performance impressed his teammates, including U.S. captain Michael Bradley, who made it clear the youngster has been making a good impression ever since his first exposure with the U.S. team, which came during last year’s pre-World Cup camp held at Stanford University. Morris took part in some training sessions and impressed both Klinsmann and veterans.
