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The USA U-20s followed their opening-match win over Costa Rica (2-0) with an even more convincing victory (4-0) over Panama. Now they push for a perfect record in the NTC Invitational Tournament in their third and final game of the competition, against Japan.
Jeremy Ebobisse has perhaps done the most to advance his reputation in this latest gathering of the U20s, scoring in both games so far.
The New York Red Bulls' Academy grads in this squad, Marcello Borges and Andrew Lombard, have another shot at convincing Tab Ramos to keep them in mind as the coach starts to slowly focus his thoughts on a 23-man squad capable of bringing the U-20s through CONCACAF qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup next summer.