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Klinsmann era gets off to decent start as U.S. ties Mexico 1-1 in Philadelphia

Photo by James Clark

USA-Mexico 1

From left (wearing red), U.S. men's national team players Landon Donovan, Jermaine Jones, captain Carlos Bocanegra and Kyle Beckerman patrol the box before a set piece during a friendly vs. Mexico at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Mexico's Oribe Peralta, in green, looks on. The match, played before a crowd of 30,138 fans, ended 1-1.

Photo by James Clark

USA-Mexico 2

An on-field interview conducted by Allen Hopkins with new U.S. men's national team coach Jurgen Kilnsmann is shown on one of the scoreboards at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The U.S. tied Mexico 1-1 in a friendly played before 30,138 fans.

Photo by James Clark

USA-Mexico 3

U.S. men's national team striker Juan Agudelo, who lived for a time in Barnegat, N.J., warms up during the friendly match against Mexico at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The game ended 1-1.

Photo by James Clark

USA-Mexico 4

A pair of U.S. men's national team fans dressed in Winnie the Pooh costumes mug for the cameras during the friendly against Mexico at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. A mostly pro-Mexico crowd of 30,138 witnessed a 1-1 tie.

Photo by James Clark

USA-Mexico 5

From left, Sam Bishop of Linwood, N.J., Alex Clark of Northfield, N.J., Victor Figueroa of Linwood, N.J. and Ben Clark of Northfield, N.J. take a break Wednesday from pick-up soccer in the parking lot of Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The boys eventually went inside to watch a 1-1 tie between the U.S. and Mexico.

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