7.21.17
Morning Read: Stepping It Up for the Costa Rica Match
Yes, the U.S. men's national team is 3-1-0 so far in the Gold Cup, but after some less-than-impressive performances against minnows, Costa Rica awaits tomorrow night, and the Yanks need to perform.
BY
john godfrey
Posted
July 21, 2017
7:00 AM
July 21, 2017
7:00 AM
- Tim Howard wasn't particularly pleased with the U.S. showing against El Salvador Wednesday night, and he talked about it.
- Eric Lichaj was his own toughest critic despite scoring a goal.
- And our own Brian Sciaretta found plenty of fault with the effort too.
The #USMNT is bound for Dallas...
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) July 20, 2017
Look out for Round 2, @jozyaltidore... ???? ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/XMsUagvXVi - It's looking more and more like the Yanks will face Mexico at Levi's Stadium next week—assuming they can solve Costa Rica again.
- These same two teams clashed in the Copa America Centenario last year, and it wasn't particularly close.
- But let's not forget that November 2016 game that led to Jurgen Klinsmann's dismissal:
- Get your Starting XIs in today, and we'll share the best of the lot on Twitter.