09 October,2016 07:47 AM IST | | AFP
The United States warmed up for their looming World Cup qualifying clash with Mexico with a 2-0 friendly victory over Cuba on Friday, only the third time in history the two nations have met on Cuban soil
Havana: The United States warmed up for their looming World Cup qualifying clash with Mexico with a 2-0 friendly victory over Cuba on Friday, only the third time in history the two nations have met on Cuban soil.
Chris Wondolowski in the 62nd minute and Julian Green in the 71st scored for the United States.
The match at the Estadio Pedro Marrero was the latest byproduct of the thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba, after more than half a century of bitter Cold War enmity.
It is the first time the United States have played in Cuba since their World Cup qualifying clash in Havana in 2008, when the Americans won 1-0 courtesy of a Clint Dempsey goal. Aside from that, the only other meeting between the teams in Cuba came in 1947, when the hosts won 5-2.
"Today we made history. Thanks to Cuba for the hospitality," said American forward Jozy Altidor
