Julien Laurens says that chemistry and unity that the U.S. displayed were key components in their shock win against France at the U20 World Cup.
The United States Under-20 National Team has reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 Under-20 World Cup after a thrilling, come-from-behind 3-2 win over heavily favored France. Up next for head coach Tab Ramos’ squad is a quarterfinal clash with Ecuador on Saturday. After four games played in Poland, here is a breakdown of how each of the Yanks hare fared so far in the tournament.
Players leading the way
Sebastian Soto, FW: What more could be said about Soto? He’s the leading scorer on the squad…
D.C. United fought back to a late lead then conceded an even later equalizer, eventually settling for a 3-3 draw against the Chicago Fire. 
Fresh off netting his record 148th MLS goal, San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski joins ESPN FC to discuss the milestone and his journey to the top of the scoring charts.
Goal-scoring machine Carlos Vela will be back at it on Friday at home against Montreal, while Eastern Conference leaders Philadelphia welcome in surging Portland on Saturday and a Alejandro Pozuelo-less Toronto FC host MLS goal king Chris Wondolowski and San Jose on Sunday.
LAFC defender Walker Zimmerman joins Herculez Gomez in the Heineken boot room to talk LAFC’s early season success and what needs to be done to turn that into a MLS Cup. 
Paxton Pomykal has two goals and an assist this season for FC Dallas and is catching the attention of clubs like Bayern Munich.
Week 11 in MLS is jam packed with storylines, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy battle another team from the Big Apple (vs. New York City FC on Saturday; 4 p.m. ET, ESPN)) while the Revolution host surprising San Jose without Brad Friedel at the helm. To cap it all off, Marco Fabian and Michael Bradley get set for Round II when Toronto FC host Philadelphia.