USA thrash Peru as teenage newcomers shine in first step toward 2030

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The United States men's national soccer team opened the 2030 World Cup cycle with a dominant 4-1 victory over Peru in Orlando. Notable were performances by teenage newcomers Justin Ellis, Zavier Gozo, Justin Hall, and 16-year-old debutant Cavan Sullivan, the youngest player in over two decades.

Playing in their first match of the 2030 World Cup cycle, the US men’s national team crushed Peru 4-1 in at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday, riding goals from newcomers Justin Ellis, Zavier Gozo and Justin Hall to victory. The win marked the US debut of 16-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, whose appearance in the US starting XI makes him the youngest player to feature for the national team in over two decades. Sullivan received the lion’s share of the attention in the lead-up to Saturday’s match but it was Orlando City’s Ellis who stole the show early, nodding home a Gio Reyna free kick in the fourth minute to give the US an early lead.