Despite being dubbed a ‘B’ team because the USA’s European-based stars were rested, Coach Gregg Berhalter‘s team came out on top. Miles Robinson scored the overtime gamewinner to down Mexico, 1-0, in Las Vegas: Postgame in Spanish.
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USA-Mexico: GGG-Tata show hits Las Vegas ahead of Gold Cup final
Any game between the USA and Mexico is a special one. Long before Gregg Berhalter and Gerardo Martino took over as coaches of the USA and Mexico in 2019, the rivalry featured intense matches often marked by heated exchanges. But rarely has a match between the two teams sparked the pre-game barbs like those that […]
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Gold Cup: USMNT brings late show to Austin
The USA is through to the Gold Cup final. Again. The USA beat Qatar, 1-0, to move into the championship game for the seventh time in the last eight tournaments. As badly as it was outplayed in the first half, there was an air of inevitability to the USA’s win in Austin. Qatar dominated the […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. New Nevada indoor mask mandate means all fans at Gold Cup final at Allegiant Stadium will be required to wear face coverings Sunday By Alan Snel (LVSportsBiz.com) 2. ‘The war has changed’: Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Carolyn Y. Johnson and Joel Achenbach (Washington […]
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Results: Gold Cup (Semifinals)
Thursday, July 29 USA 1 Qatar 0. (Goal: Zardes 86. Att.: 20,500.) Mexico 2 Canada 1. (Goals: Pineda pen. 45+2, Herrera 90+7; Buchanan 57. Att.: 70,304.)
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USA-Qatar Men's Gold Cup Player Ratings
USA-QATAR EXPRESS:July 29 in Austin, TexasUSA 1 Qatar 0. Goal: Zardes 86.Att.: 20,500. * * * * * * * * * * With the same starting lineup that narrowly beat Jamaica in the quarterfinals (1-0 with an 84th-minute goal) the USA again improved after the subs arrived in the second half, and beat Qatar, 1-0 (with […]
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Gold Cup is already a success for USA
Some good things came out of the USA’s 1-0 win over Jamaica in the Gold Cup quarterfinals on Sunday night. First of all, it gets to play another game. Duh. The USA will face Qatar in the semifinals on Thursday in Austin, where — crazy as it sounds — it will be the underdog and […]
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A brutal experience for Mexico's Chucky Lozano
Brutality? In soccer? Not very often, I would think. I don’t ever remember using the word myself, and am pretty sure I haven’t ever heard it from soccer people. Thuggishness, yes, I’ve heard that plenty of times, along with players being described as thugs. But rarely as brutes. Yet the word “brutality” is in the […]
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Watch (game highlights): USA edges Reggae Boyz in Gold Cup quarterfinal
Cristian Roldan delivered a fine cross for 20-year-old Matthew Hoppe to head home the winner and send a young U.S. team to the Gold Cup semis.
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USA-Jamaica Men's Gold Cup Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESS:July 25 in Arlington, TexasUSA 1 Jamaica 0. Goals: Hoppe 84.Att.: 41,318. * * * * * * * * * * The USA earned a semifinal date with Gold Cup guest Qatar thanks to its 1-0 win over Jamaica. Sunday’s scrappy affair in Texas went the USA’s way thanks to second-half improvement and the […]