U.S. ties Portugal in exhibition

Weston McKennie scored in his U.S. debut, goalkeeper Ethan Horvath allowed a seemingly harmless cross to drop between his arms and into the net for an equalizer, and the Americans tied Portugal 1-1 at Leiria in their first match since failing to qualify for next year’s World Cup.

The U.S. used eight starters 24 or younger in Dave Sarachan’s first match as interim coach, the start of a five-year rebuilding process ahead of the 2022 World Cup. In other news: • Christian Eriksen scored a superb hat trick as Denmark qualified for the World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Ireland in their playoff at Dublin.