In their next-to-last World Cup warmup, the Americans failed to put a single shot on goal, getting outshot 16-4 -- including 8-0 in efforts on target.
"Obviously really disappointing," goalkeeper Matt Turner said."I just kind of wish that we had a little more fight about us from the start. I think we hurt ourselves in a lot of ways."
Berhalter plans to announce his 26-man World Cup roster on Nov. 9 and has said 15-20% of the spots were undecided. A series of defensive breakdowns put pressure on Turner, who has played just one match this season for Arsenal. He made a pair of diving saves in the second half, on Junya Ito in the 55th and Kamada in the 65th.
"That second goal comes from a lot of frustration of things just not really working for us," Turner said."We give the ball away and we kind of all just drop our heads and we don't react. And they were having joy on the ball and running freely at us." Back in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the Americans open in Qatar against No. 19 Wales on Nov. 21, play fifth-ranked England four days later and close the first round against No. 22 Iran on Nov. 29.
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