U.S. U-20 Men’s National Splits Pair of Matches in Cairo Against Norway and Colombia
Marcos Zambrano Notches Game Winner in 1-0 Shutout Against Colombia
CAIRO, Egypt (June 11, 2025) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team split two matches during its camp in Cairo, Egypt, falling 1-0 to Norway on June 6 and following that up with a 1-0 victory against Colombia on June 10.
The U.S. opened its pair of matches with a tough 1-0 loss to Norway. Despite playing tough defense for nearly the entire first half, Norway found the back of the net right at the 45th minute to take a 1-0 lead into the half.
The USA couldn’t break through in the second half despite peppering the net with four shots on target.
-U.S. UNDER-20 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team vs. Norway
Date: June 6, 2025
Competition: International Friendly Match
Venue: 30 June Stadium; Cairo, Egypt
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny
Attendance: 60
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NOR – Unknown | 45th minute |
Lineups
USA: 1-Diego Kochen (12-Gavin Beavers, 45), 2-Reed Baker-Whiting (21-Francis Westfield, 45), 3-Nolan Norris, 4-Noah Cobb (16-Ethan Kohler, 45), 9-Marcos Zambrano (17-Serge Ngoma, 58), 10-Sergio Oregel(8-Benjamin Cremaschi, 45), 11-Kristian Fletcher (7-Luke Brennan, 45), 14-Taha Habroune(15-Pedro Soma, 45), 19-Luca Bombino (22-Tate Johnson, 45), 19-Matthew Corcoran (6-Brooklyn Raines, 45) 20- Zavier Gozo (13-Peyton Miller, 45)
Head Coach: Marko Mitrovic
NOR: Unknown
Head Coach: Bjorn Johansen
| Disciplinary Summary |
| USA – Brooklyn Raines (caution) | 80th minute |
Stats Summary: USA / NOR
Shots: 12 / 5
Shots on Goal: 4 / 1
Corner Kicks: 3 / 0
Fouls: 3 / 14
Offside: 2 / 1
Officials:
N/A
