The United States men's national team have just one more match before the lights switch on for the World Cup. Facing Germany in Chicago will be the final tune-up match for the Americans, as they look to build on the momentum from defeating Senegal.

Follow our live coverage as the USMNT continues its buildup to the World Cup with a warmup match against Germany.

Germany has some injury concerns going into the World Cup. Germany played without Lennart Karl on Saturday, a day after the 18-year-old midfielder injured his thigh in training. Next up for Germany is its World Cup opener on June 14 against Curaçao.

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And with that, the USMNT's preparations for the World Cup are done. Here are our thoughts on the final friendly before the tournament starts

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It's the final friendly for the United States before it kicks off its FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil, as the Americans take on four-time World Cup winners Germany at Chicago's Soldier Field.

Though the U.S. men's national team controlled much of its final tune-up match against Germany (albeit a 2-1 loss), it was obvious that the USMNT desperately needed Chris Richards back in time for the World Cup. On Monday, head coach Mauricio Pochettino got the news that many USMNT fans had hoped for: Richards is cleared to resume full training.

A few days before the start of the World Cup, you still have to look very hard to find any real football euphoria in Germany. That is, of course, largely due to political and atmospheric reasons.But