The USMNT finish their World Cup preparations with one final friendly on Saturday, as they face Germany in a ‘Send-off Match’ in Chicago.
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How to watch USMNT vs Germany live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 2:30pm ET Saturday (June 6)
Venue: Soldier Field — Chicago, Illinois
TV Channel: Universo
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock, en Espanol
USMNT vs Germany live score: 2:30pm ET kickoff (approximate)USMNT vs Germany live updates — by Nick MendolaWhat’s it mean?
There has been some talk that Sebastian Berhalter could be the starting midfielder next to Tyler Adams but it would be naive to ignore the impact Malik Tillman had on the team while Pulisic was absent.
Aside from Miles Robinson, this stands a very good chance of being the Starting XI for the first game of the World Cup versus Paraguay.
USMNT lineup
Starting XI: Freese, A. Robinson, Freeman, M. Robinson, Ream, Dest, Adams, McKennie, Tillman, Pulisic, Balogun
Germany lineup
Starting XI: Baumann, Brown, Tah, Pavlovic, Schlotterbeck, Kimmich, Sane, Musiala, Wirtz, Nmecha, Havertz
USMNT vs Germany preview — by Joe Prince-Wright
The USMNT finish their World Cup preparations with one final friendly on Saturday, as they face Germany in Chicago.
WATCH — USMNT v Germany en Espanol
Mauricio Pochettino’s side beat Senegal 3-2 in Charlotte on Sunday in a very promising attacking display as the USMNT make a few final tweaks ahead of their 2026 World Cup campaign kicking off against Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12. Christian Pulisic was excellent against Senegal and getting the balance right in midfield and defense is now the top priority for Poch before the World Cup on home soil kicks off.
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Germany smashed Finland 4-0 on Sunday in their final game before heading to the States. Julian Nagelsmann has overseen a transition in this squad with Die Mannschaft still having plenty of experienced players in Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, Leroy Sane and Joshua Kimmich, but there is also plenty of top young talent coming through.
USMNT team news, focus
We should expect to see Matt Freese start in goal, while the 3-4-2-1 system which worked so well against Senegal should stay. It will be intriguing to see if key center back Chris Richards can play any minutes after his recent injury issue as he steps up his recovery and tries to be fit for the World Cup opener against Paraguay. Haji Wright and Brenden Aaronson should also get minutes, while the battle to be the starting striker is getting very intense between Ricardo Pepi and Folarin Balogun. The latter, Weston McKennie, Tim Weah and Auston Trusty are all likely to start this game.
Germany team news, focus
The attacking trio of Denis Undav, Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz feasted against Finland last weekend and we can expect to see attackers Leroy Sane and Nick Woltemade to get some extra minutes in this game. Arsenal’s Kai Havertz will also join up with Germany soon after being given extra time off after his exploits with Arsenal in the Champions League final last weekend. Germany will play with a 4-2-3-1 and teenager attacker Lennart Karl is a real talent.
USMNT vs Germany prediction
This feels like Germany will have a little too much in attack for the USMNT and will get the job done off the bench. USMNT 1-2 Germany.