U.S. U-20 Men’s National Splits Pair of Matches in Cairo Against Norway and Colombia
Marcos Zambrano Notches Game Winner in 1-0 Shutout Against Colombia
CAIRO, Egypt (June 11, 2025) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team split two matches during its camp in Cairo, Egypt, falling 1-0 to Norway on June 6 and following that up with a 1-0 victory against Colombia on June 10.
The U.S. opened its pair of matches with a tough 1-0 loss to Norway. Despite playing tough defense for nearly the entire first half, Norway found the back of the net right at the 45th minute to take a 1-0 lead into the half.
The USA couldn’t break through in the second half despite peppering the net with four shots on target.
-U.S. UNDER-20 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team vs. Norway
Date: June 6, 2025
Competition: International Friendly Match
Venue: 30 June Stadium; Cairo, Egypt
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny
Attendance: 60
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NOR – Unknown | 45th minute |
Lineups
USA: 1-Diego Kochen (12-Gavin Beavers, 45), 2-Reed Baker-Whiting (21-Francis Westfield, 45), 3-Nolan Norris, 4-Noah Cobb (16-Ethan Kohler, 45), 9-Marcos Zambrano (17-Serge Ngoma, 58), 10-Sergio Oregel(8-Benjamin Cremaschi, 45), 11-Kristian Fletcher (7-Luke Brennan, 45), 14-Taha Habroune(15-Pedro Soma, 45), 19-Luca Bombino (22-Tate Johnson, 45), 19-Matthew Corcoran (6-Brooklyn Raines, 45) 20- Zavier Gozo (13-Peyton Miller, 45)
Head Coach: Marko Mitrovic
NOR: Unknown
Head Coach: Bjorn Johansen
| Disciplinary Summary |
| USA – Brooklyn Raines (caution) | 80th minute |
Stats Summary: USA / NOR
Shots: 12 / 5
Shots on Goal: 4 / 1
Corner Kicks: 3 / 0
Fouls: 3 / 14
Offside: 2 / 1
Officials:
N/A
The USA bounced back in its second match of the camp on June 10 against Colombia. Following a scoreless first half, the two sides battled in the second frame, nearly keeping respective clean sheets.
Forward Marcos Zambrano broke through for the USA, tallying the match’s lone goal in the 88th minute to secure the win.
-U.S. UNDER-20 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team vs. Colombia
Date: June 10, 2025
Competition: International Friendly Match
Venue: Ceramica Cleopatra Stadium; Cairo, Egypt
Weather: 95 degrees, sunny,
Attendance: 60
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA — Marcos Zambrano | 88th minute |
| Disciplinary Summary |
| COL – Alejandro Arat (caution) | 35th minute |
| COL – Jose Cavadia (caution) | 35 |
| USA – Nolan Norris (caution) | 79 |
| USA – Marcos Zambrano (caution) | 90 |
| USA – Matthew Corcoran (caution) | 90 |
| USA – Zavier Gozo (caution) | 90 |
Officials:
Egyptian FA