Nine months from the start of the World Cup and nine miles south of the site where that tournament’s championship match will be held in the Meadowlands, the U.S. men’s national team hosted South Korea for an international friendly at Sports Illustrated Stadium Saturday evening.

Of the 26,500 spectators present, the overwhelming majority chanted and cheered for the visitors. On field, Son Heung-min , the South Korean attack who recently signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS following a decade with the Tottenham Hotspurs , netted a goal from the left side in the 18th minute. Then, in the 43rd minute, Heung-min set up teammate Lee Dong-gyeong , who back-heeled the ball past the American goalkeeper to deepen the U.S.’s deficit to 2-0, which proved to be the deciding margin. Kore

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