Gold Cup quarterfinal preview: USA v El Salvador
Now that the group stage has been so comfortably dispensed with, the focus of the United States team shifts to winning that big shiny trophy.
Now that the group stage has been so comfortably dispensed with, the focus of the United States team shifts to winning that big shiny trophy.
The Ocean City forward scored seven goals over two games this weekend, including both goals in the Nor’easter’s Mid-Atlantic Division title clinching win over Reading United.
With Costa Rica looking to avenge their 1-0 loss in the infamous Snow Game, they will be a tough nut to crack.
The USMNT will look to solidify there place at the top of Group C in Saturday’s Gold Cup game against Cuba with another stylish, dominant win. Could it be Jack McInerney’s last best chance to get on the field?
One defensive lapse aside, the US could not have asked for a much better result.
A goal and an assist against RSL was capped off by a performance against Houston that was one of the few bright spots of the game.
While the shellacking of Guatemala may have put visions of sugar plums in many fans’ heads, tournament soccer is a different animal than international friendlies, even against the likes of Belize.
After a slow start and some timely substitutions, the U.S. swept Guatemala aside in some style, 6–0 in the warmup game for the Gold Cup.
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann needs to learn a lot about the crew he has in a very short amount of time. The Gold Cup warmup game against Guatemala should help.
While the loss of two points against Dallas surely stings, no one did more than Williams to put the Union in a position to win that game.
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