USA vs. Uruguay: a preview of World Cup preparation

USA vs. Uruguay: a preview of World Cup preparation friendly

The US men's national team will look to continue their strong performance

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Uruguay at Sporting Kansas City's Children's Mercy Park on Sunday.

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The Americans were the clear better side throughout a 3-0 friendly win over Morocco in

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Manager Gregg Berhalter had a strong squad at his disposal on Wednesday night

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The current squad remains Uruguay a talented one with players dotting the rosters of top clubs

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Weston McKennie came off the bench in his first action for the US in early February after working back from a broken bone in his foot.

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Uruguay finished fourth three times since (most recently in 2010) and reached the quarterfinals on two more occasions, including in 2018 in Russia

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