USA vs. Paraguay: Time, Live Stream and TV Schedule

The United States will play their only friendly of this international break on Tuesday, taking on Paraguay at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Neither side qualified for this year's FIFA World Cup, and as a result, both teams will be without several star players who will instead continue to focus on their club competitions.

It will be interim boss Dave Sarachan's first match in charge of the team, so the Americans might not even have a permanent manager who could learn things from this contest.

Date: Tuesday, March 27

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/12:30 a.m. BST (Wednesday)

Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

TV Info/Live Stream: Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Soccer Match Pass

Preview

International friendlies at this time of year are meant to give teams the opportunity to prepare for major tournaments, but when neither side has qualified and one doesn't even have a permanent manager on board, the dynamic shifts.

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Tuesday's match will give the Stars and Stripes' younger stars a chance to impress and gain some international experience. With the likes of Christian Pulisic, Fabian Johnson, Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley not in the squad, there will be plenty of minutes to go around.

One of the players battling it out for an opportunity is Erik Palmer-Brown, who made his debut in the Belgian top division earlier this month with KV Kortrijk. The 20-year-old hasn't enjoyed much time in the spotlight since signing a deal with Manchester City, but a good training camp and showing against Paraguay could change that.

Per Scouted Football, he's one of five debutants in the team:

If he does get his chance, he won't have to worry about some of Paraguay's top attacking talents, as Antonio Sanabria and Oscar Cardozo are not in the squad.

Other top American talents to keep an eye on are Schalke's Weston McKennie and Paris Saint-Germain's Timothy Weah, two of the nation's top prospects.

The latter is regarded as one of the best attacking talents in France and has a remarkable backstory:

McKennie is no slouch, either. The 19-year-old returned from injury earlier this month, and Schalke will hope he soon rediscovers the form that had pundits all over the Bundesliga singing his praises:

While the prospects will try to seize their moment, there are several more fringe internationals who could use a big camp and good contest. Rubio Rubin and Kenny Saief are just two examples of players who will hope to convince the staff they need to be a regular part of the player pool.