North Macedonia U21 vs United States U20

USA U20 picked up a clinical 2-0 win against North Macedonia U21 on Monday in a friendly played at Stadion Hristo Botev in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, continuing a productive June training camp under coach Rob Valentino. The Americans struck at the perfect moment, netting right on the stroke of half-time to lead at the break. North Macedonia could not find a way through in the second period, and USA wrapped up the result with a second goal deep in stoppage time at 90+2' to seal a commanding scoreline. No red cards or penalties disrupted the contest. The result is a timely confidence boost for USA U20, who head into the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico (July 25–August 9) facing Cuba, El Salvador, and Haiti in Group A. For North Macedonia U21, the defeat highlights areas still to sharpen as they push ahead in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.