USA 4-1 Peru Player Ratings: Tillman 8.8/10 as the Stars and Stripes Cruise Past Los Incas in a Commanding Indianapolis Friendly

Three months removed from their memorable 2026 World Cup run on home soil, the United States national team showed exactly why the momentum from that tournament has not dissipated, delivering a commanding, composed performance at Inter.co Stadium in Indianapolis that underlined both the depth and the growing maturity of a USMNT generation that believes, with considerable justification, that their best days in international football are still ahead of them. A 4-1 victory over the Peru national football team containing genuine South American quality was never truly in doubt from the fourth minute onwards.

Justin Ellis' composed early finish, arriving before the Peruvian support had even settled into their seats, gave the USA national football team the perfect foundation and set the tone for an evening that showcased exactly the kind of direct, high-tempo attacking football that made the USMNT such a compelling and entertaining watch throughout the World Cup. Lapadula's clinical 15th-minute equaliser gave Los Incas a brief moment of encouragement and tested the USMNT's defensive resolve, yet Malik Tillman and the irrepressible Julian Hall combined to restore and extend the American advantage across a dominant second-half period that was never seriously threatened.

Malik Tillman was the evening's most complete performer; his 66th-minute finish, arriving after Hall's intelligent pressing forced a defensive error, demonstrated the kind of composed, decisive quality under pressure that has defined his international career since his breakthrough World Cup display against Bosnia. Hall's own 72nd-minute strike, a first-time left-footed finish of genuine technical quality after Tillman's selfless lay-off, completed the scoring in a manner that emphasised the understanding and creative chemistry developing between the USMNT's two most dynamic attacking midfielders. Check out the USA vs Peru player ratings.

USA National Football Team Player Ratings vs Peru

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Man of the Match

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Malik Tillamn.