USA-CURACAO EXPRESSJune 30 in PhiladelphiaUSA 1 Curacao 0. Goals: McKennie 25.Att.: 26,233. Out-shot and out-possessed by Curacao, which sits 79th in the FIFA World Ranking, the USA managed a 1-0 win in their Gold Cup quarterfinal thanks toWeston McKennie‘s headed goal in the 25th minute, set up by a Christian Pulisic cross. The USA faces […]
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Gold Cup: High drama in Houston
The 70,788 fans who filled NRG Stadium in Houston for a Gold Cup doubleheader on Saturday certainly got their money’s worth. Tournament favorite Mexico survived a shootout to eliminateCosta Rica, while blew a 2-0 lead over Haiti and lost a 3-2 decision in a stunning reversal. Star Raul Jimenez, who scored the lone Mexico goal […]
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USA isn't taking surprise Gold Cup quarterfinalist Curacao lightly
The USA, which has never lost to a Concacaf opponent in the Gold Cupquarterfinals, will be heavily favored when it plays Curacao in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday in Philadelphia. Curacao has been the surprise of the Gold Cup, advancing tothe quarterfinals ahead of El Salvador and Honduras, but don’t tell that […]
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USA shows signs of progress in first phase of Gold Cup
The United States is through to the knockout stages of the 2019 Gold Cup and while this was predictable and expected, the past three games have served as a learning experience for both the remainderof the tournament as well as moving forward into the cycle. As with any set of games, there are positives and […]
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USA-Panama: Men's Gold Cup Player Ratings
USA-PANAMA EXPRESSJune 26 in in Kansas CityUSA 1 Panama 0. Goals: Altidore 66.Att.: 17,037. In the kind of game fans shouldn’t be charged to watch, the USA beat Panama, 1-0. Both teams had already advanced to the second round of the Gold Cup. CoachGregg Berhalter made 11 changes to the starting lineup from the USA’s […]
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From Mexico to Curacao: How the Gold Cup quarterfinalists stack up
Once the USA finishes group play against Panama — both teams have already clinched quarterfinal spots — on Wednesday evening, it needs three more wins to lift the Gold Cup. Here’s a look a theother six quarterfinalists, some of which the USA will meet in the knockout stage of this Gold Cup. Haiti vs. Canada […]
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USA-Trinidad & Tobago: Gregg Berhalter: 'I'd classify today as a good game'
Why couldn’t T&T have been this bad in Couva? As good as the USA was in Saturday’s 6-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago — setting a record for its biggest win ever in the Gold Cupgroup stage — the Soca Warriors were a shadow of themselves on the night of Oct. 10, 2017, when they […]
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USA-Trinidad & Tobago: Revenge for Couva? 'Step by step' for Americans
The narrative is that Saturday’s USA-Trinidad & Tobago game in Cleveland is a chance for revenge for the greatest loss in the history of American soccer. For U.S. coach GreggBerhalter, it’s just the second game in the Gold Cup, a chance to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals, depending on the outcome of Saturday’s first […]
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Gold Cup: Tata has fingerprints all over Mexico's El Tri
One year, one new coach and one transformed roster later, Mexico’s performance so far in this Gold Cup illustrates the gulf of quality between it and its northern neighbor, the United States. In its first match at the Rose Bowl since its 0-0 tie with Wales in its U.S.send-off match in May 2018, Mexico was […]
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Gold Cup: Results/TV Schedule
Mexico was again taken to overtime, defeating Haiti, 1-0, on Raul Jimenez’s penalty kick before a record State Farm Stadium soccer crowd of 64,128. Note: All times ET. Saturday, June 29 Haiti 3Canada 2. (Nazon 50, Bazile pen. 70, Guerrier 76; David 18, Cavallini 28. Att.: 70,788.)Mexico 1 Costa Rica 1 (5-4 on PKs).(Jimenez 44; Ruiz […]