The United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 on Wednesday to make it two wins from two games for a squad packed with MLS players during the Americans’ annual January camp.
Vancouver Whitecaps striker Brian White opened the scoring for the U.S., beating Esteban Alvarado after Diego Luna played him into the area with an incisive through ball.
White, who turns 29 on Feb. 3, became the oldest American to score his first international goal since 29-year-old Matt Besler in 2016.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side, fresh off a win over Venezuela in another friendly on Saturday, needed a big save from Zack Steffen late in the first half to preserve its 1-0 lead at the break.
Steffen came up big for the U.S. again in the second half, before Caden Clark and Patrick Agyemang scored a pair of stellar goals late in the match to put the game away.
“He performed really, really well,” Pochettino said about Steffen. “A…
