Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie were among several players who criticized the similarly colored jerseys worn by the U.S. men’s national team and Belgium in Saturday’s friendly. Both teams’ wore light color uniforms in the match, a result that ended 5-2 in Belgium’s favor at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The USMNT donned their new home World Cup kit, while Belgium wore their teal, white, and pink mixture second kit.However, the clash of colors made it difficult for fans, players, and media alike to differentiate the two teams, causing plenty of frustration during and after the match. Pulisic did not label Saturday’s wardrobe clash as an excuse, but did admit it was difficult for both teams to deal with. “It’s not an excuse at all because both teams deal with that, but that just can’t happen,” Pulisic said. “That was a bit strange.“It’s difficult,” he added. “A lot of times you get the ball and you look up, you can’t really lock in on something. You only can base it off the color of the shirt. That’s how it works. And when it’s very similar, it’s difficult.”McKennie, who scored the opening goal of the match, also voiced his concern for the jersey clash, admitting that the blend of colors led to delays in decision-making. “I won’t put that at all for an excuse of the game, but definitely it was a little bit difficult,” McKennie said.“Whenever you do a quick glance to tell which was which, it was almost like a fifty-fifty thing,” he added. “So you definitely had to maybe take a little bit more time on the ball before you made a decision or play one-touch to a player.”The USMNT are now set to debut their dark blue “Stars” kit on Tuesday when they close their two-match window against Portugal.