Recap: USMNT 4–0 Bolivia
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.
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.
As a warm-up for the Copa America, the US Men’s National Team will take on Puerto Rico for the first time ever on Sunday. The 22-man roster includes 15 players eligible to be selected for the Copa roster, with an additional seven not on the original 40-man preliminary roster.
The US tossed Guatemala aside and won, 4–0. The US was dominant, it looked easy. Which inevitably leads one to ask, Why was it so hard on Friday?
While the outlook is a touch overcast just now, if results go the right way tonight, the US senior team could have made a huge stride toward reaching the next stage of World Cup Qualifying, and the U-23s could be in the Olympics.
Guatemala profited from two early defensive mistakes from the Americans to grab a 2-0 lead that they would never relinquish.
The US has a strong record against Guatemala, even during World Cup qualifying, having not lost since 1988 across 21 games. That said, Guatemala City is almost a mile above sea level, making it a tough place to play. A point is a fine result on its own, but the US really needs three.
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