The United States men’s national team finished without a victory from its two January friendlies after a scoreless draw with Colombia at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on Saturday.
The U.S. had the better of the chances, most coming in an engaging first half, but failed to find the breakthrough against an inexperienced Colombia team that, like the Americans, was missing its European stars in the non-FIFA-window matchup.
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Now with just four goals in its past seven games, a lack of cutting edge in attack continues to prove the biggest issue to solve for the U.S. as it begins its build toward jointly hosting the World Cup in 2026.
Interim coach Anthony Hudson opted to field a more experienced side than in the 2-1 loss Wednesday to Serbia, with all five players on the roster who went to the 2022 World Cup getting a start.
There was still plenty of youth, though, including debuts for Paxten Aaronson and John Tolkin and a first start for DeJuan Jones. Aaronson’s presence meant he and Leeds United‘s Brenden Aaronson became the eighth set of brothers to represent the U.S. at the senior level.
