USMNT closes international window with 1-0 win over Canada – as it happened

Filed by Dirk Danger

Justin Ellis scored in the first half to cap a perfect elongated international window for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Jeff is at the game.Meanwhile, Pablo Maurer is following the Messi farewell:Goalkeeper feels like a re-opened competition after shaky halves from World Cup incumbents Matt Freese and Chris Brady, while Diego Kochen shone bright in his first start against Mexico. Brian Schwake will try to make his case from the opening whistle, looking to carry his fine form with Nashville into hi