USA 3-0 Morocco, summary: score, goals, highlights, international friendly

Decent night for the US and plenty of positives for coach Gregg Berhalter to take from the performance. Aaronson, Weah and Haji Wright on target for the USMNT with Morocco always second best and their miserable night in Cincinnati was compounded by a late penalty miss. 

The whistle sounds and it's a solid 3-0 for the US.

We'll have 4 minutes of added time

Last minute of normal time and the US are looking good for the win... 18th game without defeat at home for the US

Harit sees the target and drives a rasping effort but once again Turner is level to the challenge and saves well.

Long is back on the pitch...

Aaron Long seems to have picked up a muscular issue and may not be able to continue with just 5 minutes remaining in the game. The US have already made all six permitted substitutes.

It's the US fans now making all the noise with the infamous Icelandic Thunderclap chant ....U-S-A.... is the looped chant...

It's been a solid performance from the USMNT and plenty of positives for Gregg Berhalter.  Less so for the Morocco head coach with a sub-par performance from the 'Atlas Lions'

Just over ten minutes of this international friendly remain in Cincinnati and tonight's game is set to be the first ever USA win over Morocco in their four meetings.

Hakimi replaced by Noussair Mazraoui

Amallah to take and the Standard Liege msn drills the ball off the bar

Penalty for Morocco as Rahimi is clipped ....mmm, on second viewing, not sure about that one !

McKennie comes on for Aaronson

More changes as Morocco make a series of switches:

On: En Nesyri, Rahimi, Harit and Amallah

Off: El Kaabi, Mmaee, Tissoudali and Taarabt

More changes for the US... A huge ovation for Pulisic as the captain exits the pitch

Pulisic to take the spot kick

Hakimi takes the Chelsea player out and gets carded (along with Bono) for his trouble. Morocco far from happy with this call.

Pulisic fouled and the ref points to the spot.

Pulisic making history

The Chelsea man nudges ahead of Landon Donovan in the scoring and assists ranking in a US shirt

Sofyan Amrabat has been excellent for Morocco tonight with the current Fiorentina man at the heart of every move forward for the North African side.

Wonderful delivery from Masina as finds the head of Tarik Tissoudali who sees his fine header well saved by Turner.

The tempo of the action has dropped considerably as tiredness starts to become a factor. More changes from both managers will be very much the tonic for the second half with a game like this an ideal opportunity to look at different players.

Two efforts from Adel Taarabt as the Benfica man sees his first shot blocked and then Turner gathers,

Actually a triple change:

On: Carter-Vickers, Wright, Scally Off: Zimmerman, Ferreira, Robinson

A double change for the USA at the break....as the second half starts

The teams slowly return to the pitch at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati. 

Work ahead for Morocco as the US lead at the break

Aaronson in min 26 and Weah just six minutes later the difference between the sides. Berhalter's men started well before Morocco started to impose themselves on the game with the goals delivering a body blow to the North African outfit.

The whistle sounds and the USMNT head to the locker room at the interval 2-0 ahead.  

Jesús Ferreira has a great chance to make it 3-0 but this time Bono does well and smothers the effort. 

The US probe again with 2 minutes of time added at the end of the half.

Hakimi takes the free and the shot looked good but was headed behind for a corner. Ounahi picks up the ball and goes very close but his effort is inches too high. Better spell now from the men in red.

Less than five minutes left in the first half as Hakimi wins a dangerous free for Morocco just outside the US box.

Morocco seem somewhat shell shocked by the two goals in quick succession and have stopped threading together neat and quick passes.

Check out that Pulisic touch...

Immaculate control from the Chelsea player in the build-up to the opening goal tonight at the TQL Stadium.

Looking at the repeat, the Morocco keeper totally misjudged the flight of the ball. The strike from Weah was special but Bono will be disappointed with himself.

What a strike and what a goal from Weah..an absolute rocket from the Lille man as Bono gets a hand on the shot

Long (USA) is carded for pulling back El Kaabi

The control from Pulisic was majestic as he controls, checks and slides the ball to the Leeds man who slots home.Brenden Aaronson the scorer, Pulisic the creator.

Tempo of the game has dropped slightly with the high temperature inevitabley playing a role on the ebergy levels

Hakimi gets a clip and goes to ground in some distress after a collision with Valencia's Musah.

Weah tests Bono again and the Sevilla stopper parrys the ball back into open play after a sweet strike from the son of the famous Liberia striker George.

Great work from Morocco again as the ball falls to El Kaabi but the 28-year-old delivers a tame shot which is easy for Turner to gather.

Two great chances for Morocco as Turner is forced to save well and then Tarik Tissoudali is denied from some last gasp defending from the men in white. Morocco very much the team in the ascendency now.

Better now from Morocco as they start to ease their way into the action with Hakimi starting to look threatening on the right hand flank.

Fine strike from Weah but the Lille forward drills the ball straight at Bono.

It's been a frenetic start with a high tempo from both sides. Pulisic goes close for the US and it's Berhalter's men who have enjoyed the better start to the game

Poor from Hakimi as the PSG man makes two errors in quick succession.

Plenty of red clad Morocco fans in the stand tonight too.... It's the US fans making the noise just now but Morocco are not alone tonight in Ohio.

Free for the US but Pulisic hits the ball too close to Morocco and Sevilla stopper Bono and the visitors can build from the back.

Off we go...

All set in Cincinnati as Ismael Cornejo our ref from El Salvador concludes the final pre game protocols. The USA set to start the action....

Not a packed house at the TQL Stadium this evening with a few gaps of empty seats dotted around the ground.

The US in their traditional home kit: white shirt, dark blue shorts and white socks.

Morocco in their classic: red shirt, green shorts and red socks.

A reminder of the teams as the sides take to the TQL pitch and it's national anthem time.

US-Morocco weather

It's a hot and muggy evening in Ohio with a current temperature of 31C/88F and there is rain forecast later tonight in Cincinnati but the match may just avoid a downpour.

First game of 4 for USMNT

As the US side head into the FIFA June window, the USMNT will play two international friendly games and two games in the CONCACAF Nations League.

After tonight's test against Morocco, the US will face Uruguay on June 5th in Kansas, before resuming CONCACAF Nations League action as they face Grenada and El Salvador on June 10 and 14 respectively.

Morocco preparing for sixth WC appearance

Qatar 2022 will be Morocco’s sixth FIFA World Cup appearance. It’s the nation’s first back-to-back World Cup appearances since 1994 in the US and at France in 1998. At Russia 2018 World Cup, Morocco finished fourth in Group B that featured Spain, Portugal and Iran.

Morocco XI announced

The 'Atlas Lions' will be captained tonight by Wolves defender Romain Saiss and sees Tarik Tissoudali partnered in attack by Ferencvaros striker Mmaee.

Confirmed US XI vs. Morocco

..and indeed it's a replicate of what we felt would be the starting XI for Gregg Berhalter's men...

Pulisic will captain the side and lead the line along side Weah and Ferreira.

United States expected starting XI vs Morocco

Goalkeeper: Matt Turner

Defenders: Reggie Cannon, Aaron Long, Walker Zimmerman, Antonee Robinson

Midfielders: Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah, Brenden Aaronson

Forwards: Timothy Weah, Jesús Ferreira, Christian Pulisic

The US have never beaten Morocco

Tonight's game in Cincinnati marks the fourth US-Morocco meeting with the North African side having won all three previous meetings. The nations last met on May 23, 2006, a 0-1 loss in Nashville in a warm-up match ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Atlas Lions netted the game-winner in the 90th minute. 

Morocco to sport new Puma World Cup shirt

The 'Atlas Lions' released their new Puma manufactured shirt that will be used in the Qatar World Cup with the red and green combo reminiscent as the shirt worn by the North Africans back at the 1998 World Cup staged in France.

Tonight's game against the USA is the first of three for Morocco during this June window. After the match in Cincinnati, the North African side will return to Morocco where they will face South Africa in Rabat before taking on Liberia in Casablanca with both games part of the Group K  qualifiers for the 2023 CAN which will be staged in the Ivory Coast.

US keeping an eye on UEFA qualifiers

The US will open their World Cup campaign against the winner of Sunday's play-off game in Cardiff as Wales face Ukraine. The Ukrainian side progressed after a 1-3 win over Scotland in Glasgow on Wednesday night in an emotionally charged match.

Berhalter;'s men will then play England and wind up their Group B action as they face Iran.

Tonight's US opponents

The ‘Lions of the Atlas’ are one of the five African nations who will participate in Qatar after beating DR Congo in March’s two-legged play-off. Vahid Halilhodžić's men are in Group F at the World Cup and will face Canada, Croatia and Belgium.

MLS and US Soccer continue their new campaign against homophobia with the corner flags tonight in the colours of the Rainbow Flag. The numbers of the US players shirts will to boast the colours of the Rainbow Flag.

The last meeting between both nations was back in 2006 where a last minute goal from Mohamed Madihi was enough for the 'Atlas Lions' to record the win.

The action at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati gets underway at 7:30 pm (ET) or 01:30 (CEST) on Thursday.

Hello and a very warm welcome to our live coverage from Cincinnati as Gregg Berhalter's US team face Morocco in an international friendly game.