When is the kick-off time of USA vs Peru?
The USMNT's meeting with 2018 World Cup participants Peru is scheduled for 7:30 ET at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut on Tuesday, October 16.
What is the current form of the USMNT in contrast to Peru?
The United States Men's National Team enters the upcoming encounter on the back of a 4-2 defeat to Colombia while Peru cruised to 3-0 victory over rival Chile. The former, in its last 10 games across all competitions, has recorded three wins and four losses.
La Blanquirroja, on the other hand, has been victorious in five of their last 10 games with four of the matches ending in draws.
Team news
In a bid to groom the next generation of soccer stars for upcoming tournaments, the USMNT has, in recent times, given youth its head. One of such to have experienced a breakthrough is PSG sensation, Timothy Weah.
The 18-year-old forward who became the third youngest player to register an assist for the MNT with his assist for the only goal in the friendly against Colombia is once again expected to involved in the action in Tuesday's game.
On the contrary, the sole possessor of the aforementioned assist record, Christian Pulisic, as well as Weston McKennie, still remain sidelined with respective injuries. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen has also joined the pair on the treatment table after he experienced tightness in his right hamstring against Colombia.
Still, veterans Brad Guzan and Micheal Brady will be available to guide the young squad with their experience.
For Peru, manager Ricardo Gareca stuck with the squad he took to the World Cup as he successfully called up 16 players from that team. Along with Andy Polo, MLS quartet Christian Cueva, Raúl Ruidíaz, Yordy Reyna and Yoshimar Yotún will be out to get the results with them already seeing off Chile in the prior encounter.
USMNT vs Peru head-to-head stats
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USMNT has the upper hand in the series with a W3-D2-L1 record. Their first meeting with Peru dates as far back as 1989.
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The last meeting between the USA Men's National Team and Peru ended in a 2-1 for the former. A brace by Jozy Altidore secured a comeback victory at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in September 2015.
TV and live streaming broadcasts for USMNT vs Peru
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In the US, the match will be aired live on ESPN2, Univision Deportes, Univision NOW and UniMás.
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Fans in Peru can have live access to the game on ESPN Play Sur, and ESPN2 Sur.
If you live elsewhere, here are the TV and streaming viewing options for your country:
Match details, result and original broadcast info
USA 1 - 1 Peru
October 16, 2018 8:00pmPratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (East Hartford, Connecticut)This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
Live TV coverage and streaming in United States
Live TV coverage and streaming in United States
