The send-off series for the US in the final weeks before the World Cup saw several USL players play key roles in their preparation for Germany. The two most known USL alumni, Brian Ching and Brian McBride, each tallied goals.
Bobby Convey set up Ching with a fantastic run to the left corner in the 36th minute of the second match against Venezuela in Cleveland before sending a pinpoint cross to the near post for a floating toe-poke volley by the former Seattle Sounder and Spokane Shadow forward en route to a 2-0 win.
USL Hall of Famer Brian McBride, recovered from a collision of heads that left him with a knot the rest of the night to score the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Latvia in the final game in East Hartford, Connecticut. The former Milwaukee Rampage forward headed home a cross from Steve Cherundolo two minutes before the break.
The US fell 1-0 to Morocco in the series opener in Nashville.
