USMNT vs. Oman: Top Storylines and Predictions for 2023 Friendly | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Jessica Hardy
Published Mar 25, 2026
The Americans were expected to put more than three goals past Uzbekistan on Saturday.
Timothy Weah scored in the fourth minute, but then the USMNT did not score again until the 90th minute.
The USMNT can't let a 1-0 result drag into the final minute of the second half against Oman. It needs to be more clinical in the final third regardless of who starts.
Berhalter handed starts to Weah, Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic on Saturday. Pulisic and Weah could start again with Ricardo Pepi on Tuesday. Pepi scored one of the two late goals against Uzbekistan.
The USMNT manager could also try another attacking setup with a more natural attacking midfielder behind the forwards.
Brenden Aaronson would be the perfect player for that strategy. The USMNT could distribute through the middle more and allow more creativity between the No. 10, the wingers and the starting striker.
A potential attacking setup with Aaronson, Pulisic, Weah and Pepi could create more significant chances and allow the Americans to be up by multiple goals at halftime.
