The USMNT made it two wins in two games to start the 2030 World Cup cycle as they beat Chile 4-2 in St. Louis on Tuesday, with teenagers Julian Hall and Mathis Albert scoring goals alongside veterans Sebastian Berhalter and Chris Richards.
Berhalter opened the scoring in the 37th minute after the USMNT largely controlled proceedings up until that point, but Chile pulled level with the last kick of the first half from a botched corner kick. Chile took the lead in the 49th but Hall made it 2-2 with a looping header just two minutes later.
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Mauricio Pochettino made five subs just after the hour mark, bringing on Richards, Tyler Adams, Malik Tillman, Alex Freeman and Auston Trusty, and their experience drove the USMNT to finish strong. Richards headed home Berhalter’s corner kick for what turned out to be the winning goal in the 71st minute, before 17-year-old Albert became the youngest player to score a goal in USMNT history during stoppage time.
The Yanks beat Peru 4-1 on Saturday, with regular midfielders Berhalter and Malik Tillman each scoring a goal, as well as newcomer forwards Hall and Justin Ellis.
We’ll have live updates, highlights, and more as Pochettino seeks to develop a brand new team with a healthy mix of young prospects and proven veterans.
USMNT vs Chile final score: 4-2
Goalscorers: Sebastian Berhalter (37'), Diego Ulloa (45'+1), Maximiliano Gutierrez (49'), Julian Hall (51'), Chris Richards (71'), Mathis Albert (90'+3)
A fantastic move by the USMNT, as Sergiño Dest and Gio Reyna combined on the left flank to send Dest dribbling into the penalty area. From there, he played a square ball across the top of the box, which Julian Hall dummied and let run on for Berhalter making the late-arriving run. A forward’s finish, placed into the bottom far corner, by a midfielder.
Julian Hall sells the dummy 😮💨
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) September 30, 2026
Sebastian Berhalter delivers the finish 🎯pic.twitter.com/hO2Ulnp6at
18-year-old Julian Hall has now scored in each of his first two USMNT appearances after rising high and getting on the end of Gio Reyna’s cross barely two minutes after Chile took the lead. The quick passing and movement by Sergiño Dest and Brooklyn Raines was really good to open up the space for Reyna.
Julian Hall EQUALIZER 🔥
— TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) September 30, 2026
The 18-year-old has scored in his first two @USMNT caps 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/i9ymBS31zL
Chris Richards was one of five subs that came on in the 63rd minute, and within eight minutes he is on the scoresheet and the USMNT is back in front. Sebastian Berhalter fired a bullet of a corner kick into the box and Richards met it with full force and pinpoint precision for his fourth international goal. The USMNT has also scored a set-piece goal in six straight games, its longest streak in 15 years.
The 4th career international goal for @eastmamba! 🐍#USMNT x @VW pic.twitter.com/EgZUndr1Of
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) September 30, 2026
Mathis Albert is the youngest player to ever score for the USMNT. Antonee Robinson floated a free kick to the back post and Auston Trusty headed it straight across goal for the 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund attacker to clang home off the crossbar.
BAR DOWN AND IN FOR MATHIS ALBERT! 💥#USMNT x @VW pic.twitter.com/gF5OvCaiqh
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) September 30, 2026
Frankie Westfeld timed his header wrong at midfield and Maximiliano Gutierrez ended up racing half the length of the field before beating Chris Brady with a well-hit strike.
The USMNT was less than a minute from heading into halftime with a 1-0 lead, but they couldn’t clear a mad scramble in front of goal in the first minute of stoppage time and Diego Ulloa slammed it home with the final kick of the first half. Chris Brady had two cracks at punching it away, but sent the second one in the wrong direction and eventually Ulloa hooked it home.
Chris Brady is living on the edge after his goal was thwacked twice in two minutes, first by Ben Brereton Diaz and then Dario Osorio. It was all USMNT for the opening half-hour, but Chile have now gone closest to scoring twice in quick succession.
The Yanks have had two great scoring chances the last few minutes. First, Miles Robinson headed Gio Reyna’s free kick down at the back post, only for goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux to make a spectacular save on the goal line in the 14th minute. Then, five minutes later, Sebastian Berhalter played Julian Hall in behind Chile’s backline with a brilliant through ball and Hall rounded Vigouroux as he came rushing out, but he skied the finish from a tight angle.
Brady - Westfield, Pierre, M. Robinson, A. Robinson - Mehmeti, Raines, Berhalter - Dest, Reyna, Hall
Kickoff time: 8pm ET Tuesday (September 29)
Venue: Energizer Park — St. Louis, Missouri
TV Channel: Universo
Stream link: Watch live on Peacock
