Pulisic, McKennie, Adams start US qualifier vs El Salvador

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Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams started together for the first time in almost three years, and Jesús Ferreira was picked over Ricardo Pepi at forward for the United States' World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Thursday night.

The temperature at kickoff was 29 degrees, tying a record low for a U.S. home game.

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U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed five starters from the previous qualifier, a 1-1 draw at Jamaica in November.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner, defender Walker Zimmerman and Ferreira were the only starters from Major League Soccer, players who had not appeared in a competitive match since last fall. They also were the only holdovers from the starting lineup in last month's 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Turner started the first five qualifiers, then was replaced by Zack Steffen, who remained in England this week with a bad back.

A man is draped in the United States flag as a group of U.S. men's national soccer team supporters march to Lower.com Field ahead of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match against El Salvador, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Sergiño Dest started at right back after injuries that caused him to miss November qualifiers, Chris Richards was paired with Zimmerman in the same central defense duo that started in Jamaica, and Antonee Robinson started at left back.

Pulisic got his first international start since Sept. 8 at Honduras, when he injured an ankle, and McKennie returned from a one-match suspension for card accumulation.

Pulisic, Adams and McKennie had started just one match together previously, an