Yes, there are things you can glean from it and learn, but it's kind of in the rear-view mirror," papar Ream.

Gelandang Giovanni Reyna, yang mencetak gol dalam kemenangan 2-1 atas Paraguay pada laga ramah tersebut, mengakui intensitas tinggi yang dihadapi timnya namun optimis dengan modal talenta skuad saat ini.

"It was a really, really intense game," kata Reyna.

Reyna menegaskan bahwa atmosfer Piala Dunia akan sangat berbeda sehingga tim harus siap menyamai intensitas dan energi yang mereka tunjukkan sebelumnya demi mengamankan kemenangan.

"I was happy to score a goal, and I know it was a good win for the team, but obviously, it will be completely different now.

A World Cup is hard to compare to. We just have to be ready to match the intensity and energy we did last time.

With our talent, we believe we can find a way to get over the line and win the game," urai Reyna.

Di sisi lain, gelandang Tyler Adams mengingatkan bahwa kemenangan sebelumnya akan membuat Paraguay tampil jauh lebih lapar untuk membalas kekalahan mereka di laga pembuka ini.

"So, obviously, getting a win against them is good, but they'll be hungry, probably even hungrier in their first World Cup game against a team that just recently beat them," analisis Adams.

Adams menekankan pentingnya bagi skuad Amerika Serikat untuk siap menghadapi determinasi tinggi yang akan ditunjukkan oleh tim asuhan Gustavo Alfaro tersebut.

"They'll be hungry to get after it, so we need to deal with that as well," tegas Adams.