USA-NICARAGUA EXPRESS: July 15 in Cleveland, Ohio USA 3 Nicaragua 0. Goals: Corona 36, Rowe 56, Miazga 88.Att.: 27,934. Once again, the USA made things hard for itself, missing two penalty kicks in the second half before getting the third goal from Matt Miazga (making his firstinternational start) to complete a 3-0 Gold Cup win […]
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Report: Bradley and Altidore will join USA for Gold Cup quarterfinals
Sources told Goal.com that Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore will join the U.S. national team from Toronto FC for the knockout stages of the Gold Cup. Each team can make up to sixchanges for the quarterfinals. Players must come from its provisional roster of 40 players.
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Gold Cup: Costa Rica and Canada advance
Costa Rica (3-0 winner over French Guiana) and Canada (0-0 tie with Honduras) clinched berths in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, while Honduras (with four points but without a goal in three games)will likely qualify (thanks to its forfeit win over French Guiana). GROUP A: July 7 in Harrison, N.J. Canada 4French Guiana 2. […]
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Gold Cup: Mexico held scoreless in Denver
Jamaica held Mexico to a 0-0 tie in their Group C match, leaving no team with two wins after the first two matchdays at the 2017 Gold Cup. Gerson Mayen, one of the first players to turn prothrough an MLS academy, and Rodolfo Zelaya scored in the first half to give El Salvador a 2-0 […]
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USA-Nicaragua: One last chance to impress
The USA closes out group play in the Gold Cup in Cleveland on Saturday when it faces Nicaragua, the only Central American team it has never faced. Group B, Saturday: Panama vs. Martinique, FS2, Univision, 4:30 pm ET USA vs. Nicaragua, FXX, Univision, 7 pm ET Despite underwhelming performances in its first two games, the USA […]
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USA beats a minnow: the woeful, good and hopeful
By Mike Woitalla What was the most pathetic moment for the USA in its Gold Cup game on Wednesday? There were a few to choose from. Goalkeeper Brad Guzanallowed a shot from 22 yards to roll under his arm as if he was dealing with a golf ball. The second goal the USA conceded came […]
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Gold Cup: Unconvincing USA lives on the edge
USA followed up on its 1-1 tie against Panama with another disappointing performance against Martinique, fielding a majority of amateurs from the French sixth division. The Americans took over theGroup B lead with a 3-2 win but they were hardly convincing. “We’re certainly guilty of making the game a lot more difficult on us than […]
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What They're Saying: Bruce Arena
“I saw a lot of good performances out of some of our players. A lot of positives there. One of the things we’re trying to do in this tournament is really look at some players in our pool that wehaven’t seen much of and help us make some decisions for qualifying in September and October.” […]
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USA-Martinique: 'Next man up'
In the USA’s first two set of competitive matches under Bruce Arena in 2017, it got key results — draws at Panama and Mexico — after he made lineup changes. Circumstances are different at theGold Cup, but he should give several players their first starts Wednesday against Martinique in Tampa. Arena used 20 different players […]
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Gold Cup: David Regis thrilled to face USA
The USA will go up against a familiar face when it plays Martinique in the Gold Cup on Wednesday. French-American David Regis, whom Bruce Arena picked for the USA’s 2002 World Cup team,is serving as Martinique’s general manager. Born in Martinique, Regis gained U.S. citizenship by marriage in 1998 and started for Steve Sampson at […]