Young Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford impressed on his debut in England's recent 0 - 0 friendly draw with Germany and Stoke City's Jack Butland is another alternative. (newindianexpress.com)
For the senior U.S. side, it began slowly under interim coach Dave Sarachan with friendly draws against Portugal (1 - 1) last November and then Bosnia - Herzegovina (0 - 0) in January. (si.com)
Westfields got a relatively friendly draw of another non-league club, Curzon Ashton, but were eventually eliminated after a replay. (sbnation.com)