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/ 3871 days agoUS-Peru preview; USMNT ready to erase Gold Cup disappointment
What should have been a summer of celebration and excitement for the future turned into a nightmare for the USA. Jurgen Klinsmann’s seat is getting ever warmer. With a Confederations Cup Playoff against Mexico looming on October, the next two games for the US are extremely important. The first step towards getting it figured out […]
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/ 3900 days agoRecapping results and attendances from the U.S summer friendlies
cto Another round of summer friendlies in the US and Canada has come and gone. And they have once again been a smashing success. Crowds have been good as have the all-important TV ratings. There were teams from MLS, USL, NASL, Premier League, Liga MX, Ligue 1, Serie A, Primeira Liga and La Liga. Here’s […]
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/ 3912 days agoUSA vs. Panama, third-place Gold Cup match preview
This is the game the US wasn’t supposed to be playing in. But after falling to Jamaica 2-1 on Wednesday night (and costing themselves an automatic berth to the 2017 Confederations Cup), it’s the game the US is stuck playing in. There is now an immense amount of pressure on Jurgen Klinsmann to start delivering […]
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/ 3915 days agoUSA vs. Jamaica Gold Cup semi-final preview
The US is once again into the semifinals of the Gold Cup thanks to what was their best display of the tournament thus far, thrashing Cuba 6-0. The focus now turns to making sure that the US can take care of business against a much improved Jamaica team. It was a huge positive to see […]
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/ 3920 days agoMatch preview – USA vs. Cuba Gold Cup quarterfinal
It’s time for the US to start playing up to its full potential. The time for experimenting and messing around is over. It’s the knockout rounds where one slip up can send you home early. After an unconvincing group stage (not unlike the USWNT at the Women’s World Cup) the US has a chance to […]
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/ 3924 days agoUS-Panama preview: Panama hope to advance to quarter-finals
As was the case in the opener against Honduras, it wasn’t pretty for the US against Haiti but they got the result that matters. With a 1-0 win over Haiti in front of over 46,000 in Foxborough, the US clinched top spot in Group A and booked a place in the quarter-finals in Baltimore against […]
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/ 3927 days agoUSA vs Haiti preview: USMNT aiming to take commanding lead
It wasn’t always pretty, but the US got the result it needed in the Gold Cup opener against Honduras. The US currently sits top of Group A with three points, Panama and Haiti are tied for second with a point apiece while Honduras sits in last with zero points. The new focus for the US is […]
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/ 3930 days agoUSA vs. Honduras preview: USMNT ready for debut Gold Cup match
The first competitive game in over a year for the US Men's National Team (USMNT) is against Honduras in the opening game of the 2015 Gold Cup. This is one of the toughest Gold Cup tournaments ever and the stakes are very high, with a berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup up for grabs. On […]
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/ 3935 days agoUSA vs. Guatemala preview: USMNT faces one last tune-up game before Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is just around the corner. By the end of July, a champion will be crowned who could (potentially) go on to take part in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia but before any of that, the US has one final tune-up game against Guatemala. When selecting the 23 man roster for […]
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/ 3958 days agoMatch Preview – USMNT vs. Germany
Things certainly appear to be looking brighter than they have in months for the USMNT. With a 4-3 win over the Netherlands (the first ever) the US has now won back-to-back games for the first time since June of 2014. Not only that, but the US in unbeaten in three straight and four of the […]
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/ 3962 days agoMatch preview of USA vs. Netherlands
Preparation for this summer’s Gold Cup is ramping up for the USMNT. Jurgen Klinsmann has said that the US will not get better unless they play the top teams in the world. The next two friendlies are certainly against two of the world’s top teams: Netherlands and Germany, both of whom made it to the […]
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/ 4014 days agoUSA vs. Mexico match preview; the biggest North America rivalry resumes
It’s the biggest international rivalry in North America and one of the biggest in the world. It’s the bald eagle against the golden eagle. It’s USA vs. Mexico. Jurgen Klinsmann announced the US roster on Sunday with 13 MLS players, five Liga MX players and the remainder from various other leagues. Most intriguing among the […]
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/ 4029 days agoMatch preview – USA vs. Switzerland
A depressingly and alarmingly familiar pattern has begun to show for the USMNT. A fast start and late collapse has been the norm since the World Cup (one could even argue that it dates back to before the World Cup to when the US played Turkey). In five of the eight games since the World […]
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/ 4035 days agoMatch preview – USA vs. Denmark
A very busy 2015 rolls on for the US. Games against Chile and Panama are behind them, and games against Denmark and Switzerland lay directly ahead. It’s the first chance of the year for Jurgen Klinsmann to get a look at most of his European based players in the national team setting. It also looks […]
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/ 4081 days agoPreview of the USA vs. Panama international friendly
The year 2015 got off to a bad start for the USA as they fell 3-2 on the road in Chile. Overall it was a mixed performance with good showings by Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore, but poor showing from Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey. The USA has now lost three in a row, is […]