Copa America preview: USMNT v Paraguay
It all comes down to this.
An unchanged US starting lineup nevertheless looked a team transformed on Tuesday night, comprehensively demolishing Costa Rica, 4–0.
The US must win. Failing to do so opens up too many possibilities.
The United States were not up to the spectacle of the Copa America Centenario, falling 2-0 to Colombia in the tournament opener in Santa Clara.
The US begins play in the Copa America Centenario on Friday. Facing Colombia will be a tough test, but the US needs to get off to a good start to ensure their advancement from group play.
The US finished tuning up for the Copa America in style, swatting away Bolivia comprehensively, 4–0. Christian Pulisic became the US’s youngest scorer of the modern era with the fourth and final goal.
On Saturday, the US wraps up its pre-Copa set of warm-up friendlies with a game against Bolivia. Coming off a slow-burning but ultimately encouraging win, the US will hope to build on the sparks it lit in the second half against Ecuador.
The US beat Ecuador on Wednesday night, 1–0, with a 90th-minute goal from second-half substitute Darlington Nagbe.
The US faces Ecuador in a warm-up for the Copa America on Wednesday. Both teams will likely score. How much? That part’s hard to say.
The US defeated Puerto Rico in their first-ever meeting, 3–1, with goals from Tim Ream, Bobby Wood, and Paul Arriola, but the best strike of the night belonged to Puerto Rico’s Luis Betancur.
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