Mauricio Pochettino's second game in charge is against the nation's fiercest rival
New head coach Mauricio Pochettino got a good taste of American soccer with a 2-0 debut win versus Panama on Saturday. But now it's time for the first real test.
The U.S. men's national team will take on Mexico, its fiercest rivals, to close out the October international break.
Though the stakes aren't as high since the game is just an international friendly, it'll provide an opportunity for Pochettino to get a result against one of the region's historically top nations, despite Mexico being out of form for a while.
And it'll be tough for Pochettino to do so as several key players were ruled out following the Panama game. Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, Weston McKennie, Zack Steffen and Marlon Fossey are out of the equation for this clash.
Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is the venue for the game.
The USMNT-Mexico game will be broadcast on TNT.
The USMNT-Mexico game will be available to stream online on Max.