Preview: USMNT v Colombia
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann says this game is both about getting the younger players more experience, but also is an opportunity to lay down a marker for the coming year. Which is it, really?
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann says this game is both about getting the younger players more experience, but also is an opportunity to lay down a marker for the coming year. Which is it, really?
The U.S. drew Honduras, 1–1, on Tuesday night, extending its unbeaten home streak to 15 games.
With much of the U.S. “first team” being called in to join veterans like Jozy Altidore and Mix Diskerud, and playing at home, the U.S. are the heavy favorite against Honduras.
Landon Donovan was the highlight of his farewell game, which ended on a down note but showed glimpses of just what he brought to the U.S. team for so long.
After a 39th minute goal from Alejandro Bedoya, Nick Rimando backstopped a young US squad through a threatening second half.
The U.S. takes on the Czech Republic on Wednesday in what will be a low-pressure affair.
PSP’s Earl Reed looks back at a surprising USMNT performance in Brazil, which left many (including himself) eating a helping of crow.
The lack of a consistent American attack made things far too easy for the Belgians and were it not for Tim Howard, they likely would have wrapped things up in normal time.
Marc Wilmots changed the game with the introduction of Romelu Lukaku in extra time, and while the US nearly completed the most unlikely of comebacks, it was not enough.
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