The United States Men's National Team drew 1-1 with Ecuador in Austin, Texas, to kick off its October camp in style.

Balogun scored for the second straight game, his seventh goal in 20 international appearances, after Tim Weah intercepted a clearance and passed to Tanner Tessmann, who sent the ball wide to Malik Tillman,

Ecuador is one of the USMNT's opponents to prepare for the World Cup, but Mauricio Pochettino will not have Christian Pulisic for tonight's match.

The USMNT did get punished in the 24th minute when Enner Valencia opened the scoring after a series of breakdowns. But the home side kept pushing at Q2 Stadium in Austin, and Folarin Balogun's 71st-minute equalizer was no less than it deserved. Let's take a look at how the USMNT performed in an encouraging performance in Texas.

The USMNT took on a tough South American opponent, played well and got the goal to show for it in a promising overall performance

H appy Friday! World Cup qualifying is back in full swing, and while Concacaf will be among the federations taking center stage, later tonight, the United States men's national team will play a high-level friendly against Ecuador. I'm Chuck Booth and I'm here to get you primed for that and a weekend of qualifiers around the world.

The former Union centerback seems an ideal fit for the three-back defense that Mauricio Pochettino is testing. This month's games vs. Ecuador and Australia offer the chance to make an impression.

Pulisic missed a penalty for AC Milan, and the match finished 0-0 at the Allianz Stadium. Pulisic was called up for the national team and trained with the rest of the USMNT. Just a day before the friendly against Ecuador, Mauricio Pochettino hinted that Pulisic may be out for the match.

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