USA rout Peru 4-1 as teenage debutants steal the show

A 16-year-old started and a hometown debutant scored as the US opened the 2030 cycle in style.

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What happened. The US men's national team beat Peru 4-1 in Orlando, with debutants Justin Ellis, Zavier Gozo and Justin Hall all scoring. Eleven players made their US debuts, including 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, the youngest US appearance in over two decades.

• Ellis headed in a Gio Reyna free kick in the fourth minute at his home stadium.
• Sullivan, a Philadelphia Union midfielder, started in the youngest US appearance in over 20 years.
• The match was the US's first of the 2030 World Cup cycle under Mauricio Pochettino.

The youthful US side begins building toward the 2030 World Cup with Pochettino blooding new faces.

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