Yanks on Foreign NTs [R]

Gutierrez picked up a yellow card and went out in the 66th.

Vargas DNP.

 

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Esmir Bajraktarevic started and played 74' in a 1-1 draw with Canada in the WC:

 

On the other bench, Canada had a couple of Yanks handy:



Jonathan David started & played 61 minutes; Jessie Marsch was probably the first American to coach a non-US squad at the World Cup (Jurgen wouldn't become a US citizen until much later -- though he was a Green Card holder at the time).

Canada earned their 1st ever point in WC play.

 

Haiti WC lineup to face Scotland:



Starting:
Frantzdy Pierrot

Bench:
Duke LaCroix
Derrick Etienne (D.E. Jr.)

 

Pierrot went 90' in a 1-0 loss.

LaCroix & Etienne DNP.

 

Nene Brown starts in the World Cup:



I guess he made a good choice.

 

Had a goal and an assist off a corner in 73 minutes:

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Zion Suzuki starts for Japan:

 

Named MOTM from one source in a 2-2 draw:

What a crazy half of football that was! 🇯🇵 Zion Suzuki is our MOTM 🧤⭐️

🇯🇵 Zion Suzuki (23) vs 🇳🇱 ⤵️
◎ 96’ Played
◎ 4 Saves
◎ 50% Pass Accuracy
◎ 20 Passes
◎ 2 Goals Conceded
◎ 8.0 Rating

— Scout Engine (@FBScoutEngine) June 14, 2026

 

CJ dos Santos on the bench in the WC for Cape Verde against Spain:

 

Tyler Bindon on the bench for NZ against Iran:

 

Entered in 2nd half added time in a 2-2 draw.

More changes 🔁

⬅️ Marko Stamenić
⬅️ Sarpreet Singh

➡️ Tyler Bindon
➡️ Jesse Randall

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) June 16, 2026

 

1st mother-son WC appearances:

Tyler Bindon's appearance for New Zealand on Monday meant he and his mother Jenny became the first mother-son pair to both appear at a World Cup ❤️

Bindon Sr. played at the 2007 and 2011 Women's World Cups 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/jVwrsGVlBD

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 16, 2026

 

I bet Tyler Boyd would be playing for NZ if not cap-tied to USA.

 

Malik Tillman would have made Germany roster, but probably just as a sub.

 

FYI, Bangladesh's head coach is none other than former USMNT World Cup captain Thomas Dooley.

 

Julian Ryerson started against Iraq:

 

Mohammad Abualnadi (seen as Abu Alnadi in the graphic) started for Jordan in World Cup action against Austria.



He played 72' in a 3-1 loss.

 

Ryerson went into detail recently about his American roots.

"I don't have dual citizenship anymore."

He spoke about going through an application to surrender his American passport about 3.5 years ago. But I think that might have been lost in translation. It sounds like he relinquished his American citizenship if he's talking about going through an application process.

https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/sa-fra-seg-pass/84761475

With these quotes, I really don't think he qualifies as a Yank.

 

Panama lineup against Ghana:



Carlos Harvey went 90' and received a yellow card in a 1-0 loss.

 

Esmir Bajraktarević on the bench to face Switzerland.

 

Jonathan David starts for Canada with Jesse Marsch coaching:

 

David scored a brace in the 1st half:

Jonathan David with the ridiculous volley. Such a difficult technique to execute overhead mid air before the bounce.

What a way to score your first World Cup goal. #CANMNT pic.twitter.com/LVqBJvOCuL

— herculez gomez (@herculezg) June 18, 2026

45’+4 - GOOOOOALLL CANAADAAA! A BRACE FOR DAVID!!!

🇨🇦 3-0 🇶🇦 #CANMNT pic.twitter.com/KU8DcILrpQ

— CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) June 18, 2026

The Brooklyn Gold Boot Derby is currently tied at 2.

 

David made it a hat trick in a POTM performance (against a 9-man Qatar):

Scoring a HAT TRICK in our first ever Men’s World Cup victory, Jonathan David earns himself today’s @gatoradecanada Performance of the Match!

🇨🇦 🇶🇦 #CANMNT pic.twitter.com/6wT8qazzYg

— CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) June 19, 2026