Tournament review: United States finish fourth in Copa America
The United States ended their Copa America run with a 1-0 loss to Colombia in the third-place game. Peter Andrews reviews the good and the bad from their tournament performance.
The United States ended their Copa America run with a 1-0 loss to Colombia in the third-place game. Peter Andrews reviews the good and the bad from their tournament performance.
The US was soundly defeated by Argentina on Tuesday night, 4–0, with Lionel Messi getting a goal and two assists, and Gonzalo Higuain scoring a brace. The US couldn’t get close to the Argentines, who looked every inch the best team in the world.
The US finally won a so-called “big game” and is into the semifinals of a major tournament. For all the caveats one might want to bring up, it’s undeniably a significant achievement for the US and for Jurgen Klinsmann.
The United States earned a semifinal berth in the Copa America Centenario, toppling Ecuador 2-1 in a contentious match in Seattle.
A glorious Roland Alberg free kick allowed the Union to sneak by the Harrisburg City Islanders after giving up a two goal lead on Wednesday night in Chester.
While optimists thought, prior to the tournament, that the US would get out of the group, few thought the US would top the group, or that the tournament landscape would look like this.
The Union return to US Open Cup play on Wednesday when they host Harrisburg in the fourth round. HEre’s a review of the Union’s history in the tournament.
Clint Dempsey got the winner and DeAndre Yedlin got ejected as the USMNT advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa American Centenario with a 1-0 win over Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field.
An unchanged US starting lineup nevertheless looked a team transformed on Tuesday night, comprehensively demolishing Costa Rica, 4–0.
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