USMNT closes international window with 1-0 win over Canada – as it happened

Justin Ellis scored in the first half to cap a perfect elongated international window for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Jeff is at the game. Meanwhile, Pablo Maurer is following the Messi farewell: Goalkeeper feels like a re-opened competition after shaky halves from World Cup incumbents Matt Freese and Chris Brady, while Diego Kochen shone bright in his first start against Mexico.

Brian Schwake will try to make his case from the opening whistle, looking to carry his fine form with Nashville into his second appearance. I was hoping to see Auston Trusty partner with Chris Richards, as he seems like the best partner in a post-Tim Ream US side, but he looks set to deploy at left-back. That said, Alex Freeman will likely advance further up the right, and Trusty could deputize as a…