The World Cup hangover lasted until well into March, but consecutive wins over Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany, and Guatemala has the US primed and ready for the Gold Cup, as the Red, White, and Blue take on Honduras on Tuesday evening.
Carli Lloyd had a first half hat trick as the U.S. ran out 5-2 winners over Japan in the World Cup Final.
Tim Chandler, Clint Dempsey, and Chris Wondolowski added second half goals after a Carlos Castrillo own goal put the US ahead in the opening frame as the Americans breezed through their final tuneup before the Gold Cup.
Despite going a goal and a man down, the Union rallied to an impressive 2-1 victory over DC United, sending them into the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup.
The US changed formations and defeated top ranked Germany 2-0 to advance to the Women’s World Cup Finals.
Carli Lloyd headed in a deep ball from Julie Johnston in the second half to lead the US over China and on to face Germany next Tuesday.
Jami Dansingburg breaks down the US Round of 16 win over Colombia at the Women’s World Cup.
The US defeats Colombia to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup, where they will face China on Friday.
After a ponderously slow 120 minutes of scoreless soccer, John McCarthy proved the savior with a hat trick of saves in Philadelphia Union’s shootout victory over Rochester Rhinos.
Abby Wambach scored the only goal of the match as the Americans advanced to the Round of 16 by winning Group D.
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