Monthly Archives: July 2015

Player Ratings: United States 6, Cuba 0

This was about as straightforward and simple victory for The US as could be expected. They scored early through Clint Dempsey heading in a Timothy Chandler cross. By the 15th minute they doubled their lead with Zardes getting an easy

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Panama 1

It was another uninspiring performance by the US, but they still got a suitable result. They returned to a lineup similar to the opener against Honduras. The squad however struggled not holding possession and allowing Panama to pressure them and

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Haiti 0

It was another unconvincing performance by the US, but they still advanced to the knockout round topping their group with a win over Haiti. Haiti’s pace on the counter caused problems non-stop for the US but Haiti couldn’t finish and

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United States 2, Honduras 1: First Impressions and Player Ratings

It was a shaky opening game, but the US got a win that puts them in a strong position at the top of group A getting a win behind two Clint Dempsey goals. On the whole, it was a sloppy

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Player Ratings: United States 4, Guatemala 0

It as a good Gold Cup tune-up for the US as they beat Guatemala 4-0 in Nashville. We got glimpses of the possible lineups we could see in their openers including the return of Clint Dempsey to the US lineup.

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