USA-PANAMA EXPRESS:Oct. 10 in Panama CityPanama 0 USA 1. Goals: Godoy 54.Att.: 23,000. * * * * * * * * * * The USA looked starkly different in personnel and performance from its 2-0 win over Jamaica on Thursday in Texas as it fell, 1-0, in Panama City on Sunday. With seven changes to the […]
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USA-Jamaica Men's World Cup Qualifying Player Ratings
USA-JAMAICA EXPRESS:Oct. 7 in Austin, TexasUSA 2 Jamaica 0. Goals: Pepi 49, 62.Att.: 20,500. * * * * * * * * * * A relentless U.S. attack — the Jamaicans fouled to stifle a pair of first-half breakaways — surged as its supporting cast improved in the second half. The 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi scored both […]
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USA-Paraguay Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PARAGUAY EXPRESS:Sept. 21 in CincinnatiUSA 8 Paraguay 0. Goals: Lavelle 4, Smith 6, Morgan 8, 14, 53, Macario 15, 82, Lloyd 78.Att.: 22,515 * * * * * * * * * * On Tuesday, the USA beat Paraguay 8-0 in a rematch against the massively over-matched foe that fell 9-0 to the Americans last Thursday. The games gave […]
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USA-Paraguay Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PARAGUAY EXPRESS:Sept. 16 in ClevelandUSA 9 Paraguay 0. Goals: Lloyd 3, 6, 34, 38, 61, Sullivan 25, 49, Williams 30, Heath 86.Att.: 14,117. * * * * * * * * * * The USA, in its first game since its bronze-medal finish in Japan, faced Paraguay, No. 50 in the FIFA World Rankings and […]
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Honduras-USA Men's World Cup Qualifying Player Ratings
HONDURAS-USA EXPRESS:Sept. 8 in San Pedro SulaHonduras 1 USA 4. Goals: Moya 27; A.Robinson 48, Pepi 75, Aaronson 86, Lletget 90+3.Att.: 31,000. * * * * * * * * * * The USA recovered from a miserable first-half performance to notch an extraordinary 4-1 road win that will be remembered for one of greatest U.S. […]
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USA-Canada Men's World Cup Qualifying Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESS:Sept. 5 in Nashville, TennesseeUSA 1 Canada 1. Goals: Aaronson 55; Larin 62.Att.: 43,028. The anemic offense of the Gregg Berhalter-coached U.S. national team may have been overlooked amid the glory of his young players winning the Gold Cup — with five 1-0 wins — but two games into World Cup qualifying it has become […]
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El Salvador-USA Men's World Cup Qualifying Player Ratings
EL SALVADOR-USA EXPRESS:Sept. 2 in San SalvadorEl Salvador 0 USA 0.Att.: 29,000. * * * * * * * * * * The USA opened play in World Cup 2022 qualifying with a 0-0 tie at El Salvador. The Americans failed to create sustained pressure and ended up with few concrete chances. La Selecta’s game didn’t […]
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USA-Australia Women's Olympics Bronze Medal Game Player Ratings
USA-AUSTRALIA EXPRESS:Aug. 5 in Kashima, JapanUSA 4 Australia 3. Goals: Rapinoe 8, 21, Lloyd 45+1, 51; Kerr 17, Foord 54, Gielnik 90. * * * * * * * * * * Veteran forwards Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe, scoreless in the first five Olympic matches, each scored twice in the 4-3 win that earned the USA […]
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USA-Canada Women's Olympics Semifinal Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESS:Aug. 2 in Kashima, JapanUSA 0 Canada 1. Goals: Fleming pen. 75. * * * * * * * * * * Canada, despite its unimpressive offense, knocked the USA out of gold-medal contention with a 1-0 semifinal win. Besides the goal that came on a 75th-minute penalty kick, the Canadians had one shot on […]
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USA-Mexico Men's Gold Cup Final Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESS:Aug. 1 in Las VegasUSA 1 Mexico 0 (OT) Goal: M.Robinson 117.Att.: 61,514. * * * * * * * * * * Coach Gregg Berhalter‘s young, mostly MLS-based players lifted the 2021 Gold Cup with a 1-0 overtime over Mexico. El Tri dominated most of the game — 64% possession; 22 to 14 shots — but failed […]