Julian Green: German-born forward shows dual citizens' spark in US football draw with N. Zealand

German-born Julian Green scored his second goal in as many matches for the United States in a 1-1 draw with New Zealand, showing critics of dual-citizen players on Jurgen Klinsmann's squad how much America means to him.

The 21-year-old Bayern Munich forward, in only his third US career start and eighth appearance, on Tuesday sparked the Americans, who settled for a draw thanks to teen striker Monty Patterson's equalizer in the 73rd minute for the All Whites.

The friendly was the last tuneup for both teams before 2018 Russia World Cup qualifying resumes next month. The US club was coming off a 2-0 victory over Cuba at Havana on Friday while New Zealand lost 2-1 to Mexico three days ago.

The Americans are looking toward a November 11 qualifier against arch-rival Mexico.

"There were a few things we didn't know before the camp started. We found a couple of very interesting answers. We saw a lot that helps us make up our minds before the Mexico clash," Klinsmann said.

Goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic of New Zealand makes a save against the US in the second half during their int'l friendly, at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, on October 11, 2016 (Getty/AFP)