International Friendly

United States vs Senegal, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
United States
  • 7': Sergiño Dest
  • 20': Christian Pulisic
  • 63': Folarin Balogun
FT
3 - 2
Senegal
  • 44': Sadio Mané
  • 52': Sadio Mané

United States beats Senegal as Pulisic nets 1st goal of '26

Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024 as the United States beat Senegal 3-2 on Sunday in the Americans' next-to-last World Cup warmup match.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Mamadou Sarr (Senegal).
  • 2': Ricardo Pepi (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Ismail Jakobs (Senegal).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
  • 7': Goal! USA 1, Senegal 0. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 8': Mory Diaw (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
  • 9': Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 10': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Habib Diarra (Senegal).
  • 13': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
  • 13': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye following a fast break.
  • 17': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
  • 19': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
  • 20': Goal! USA 2, Senegal 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 23': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
  • 26': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 27': Habib Diarra (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Alex Freeman (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi with a headed pass.
  • 31': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mamadou Sarr.
  • 33': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Senegal).
  • 33': Alex Freeman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 34': Sebastian Berhalter (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 35': Habib Diarra (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Turner (USA). Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 36': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Matt Turner.
  • 37': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Matt Turner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 41': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 43': Handball by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 43': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Mamadou Sarr (Senegal).
  • 44': Goal! USA 2, Senegal 1. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habib Diarra with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 2, Senegal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Chris Brady replaces Matt Turner.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 2, Senegal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Timothy Weah replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Alex Freeman.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Folarin Balogun replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  • 45': Substitution, Senegal. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Ismail Jakobs.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Miles Robinson replaces Mark McKenzie.
  • 45': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Lamine Camara.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Auston Trusty replaces Tim Ream.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Weston McKennie replaces Tyler Adams.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Giovanni Reyna.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.
  • 45': Substitution, Senegal. Moustapha Mbow replaces Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 46': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Joe Scally.
  • 48': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
  • 48': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
  • 49': Offside, USA. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Folarin Balogun (USA) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 49': VAR Decision: No Goal USA 2-1 Senegal.
  • 50': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
  • 50': Mamadou Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 51': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! USA 2, Senegal 2. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 58': Joe Scally (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 59': Substitution, Senegal. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 60': Substitution, Senegal. Assane Diao replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 61': Foul by Folarin Balogun (USA).
  • 61': Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Cherif Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
  • 63': Goal! USA 3, Senegal 2. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 65': Cherif Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
  • 66': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 66': Malik Tillman (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mamadou Sarr.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Auston Trusty following a corner.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 70': Substitution, Senegal. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Mamadou Sarr.
  • 71': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Habib Diarra.
  • 73': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mory Diaw (Senegal). Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 75': Weston McKennie (USA) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mory Diaw (Senegal).
  • 75': Corner, USA. Conceded by Mory Diaw.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Malik Tillman following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, USA. Álex Zendejas replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 77': Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 77': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 77': Álex Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Auston Trusty (USA).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Offside, Senegal. El Hadji Malick Diouf is caught offside.
  • 81': Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, USA. Conceded by Moustapha Mbow.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Folarin Balogun following a corner.
  • 84': Moustapha Mbow (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
  • 89': Offside, Senegal. Assane Diao is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal).
  • 90': Álex Zendejas (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 90'+1': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, USA 3, Senegal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, USA 3, Senegal 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 21
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
53.1 Possession 46.9
7 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
367 Accurate Passes 315
431 Passes 385
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 40
19 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 19
11 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 57,741

Line-Ups

USA United States (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Matt Turner (GK)
22 Mark McKenzie
13 Tim Ream
16 Alex Freeman
4 Tyler Adams
14 Sebastian Berhalter
5 Antonee Robinson
2 Sergiño Dest
9 Ricardo Pepi
10 Christian Pulisic
7 Giovanni Reyna
United States Substitutes:
Timothy Weah, Haji Wright, Alejandro Zendejas, Auston Trusty, Malik Tillman, Joe Scally, Cristian Roldan, Miles Robinson, Weston McKennie, Matt Freese, Chris Brady, Folarin Balogun, Max Arfsten, Brenden Aaronson.

SEN Senegal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Mory Diaw (GK)
2 Mamadou Sarr
4 Abdoulaye Seck
14 Ismail Jakobs
15 Krépin Diatta
21 Habib Diarra
27 Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
8 Lamine Camara
11 Nicolas Jackson
10 Sadio Mané
13 Iliman Ndiaye
Senegal Substitutes:
Pape Sy, Ilay Camara, Assane Diao, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Pape Gueye, Bamba Dieng, Moustapha Mbow, Cherif Ndiaye, Moussa Niakhaté, Pape Matar Sarr.

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