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Carson, California – last time National team USA -a faced Panama In the tournament game, Los Canaleros Stunned Americans with Win 2-1 who effectively knocked Copa América The hosts from last summer in the competition in the first round-the little bit of epic that the coach Gregg Berhalter was costing his job.
AND USMNT Since then he met and beat Panama, last October in First play Mauricio Pochettino on the forehead. But that match was just friendly. The meeting on Thursday night (Kickoff at 7:00 pm) is a real job, with two longtime rivals Concacaf, who fought for a place in Sunday’s Nations finals at the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, and is now targeting a fourth consecutive trophy. Considering the roles, how many debacies have been in mind last summer? It depends on who you ask.
“I think we’ve gone through,” American midfielder Weston McKennie He told reporters before the Pochettino unit on Wednesday in La Galaxy training on Wednesday. “We just want to have any emotions and negative energy against (them). We hope we go to the field and treat it as another game- as well as any other game we want to win.”
Defender Joe Scaly had a different departure.
“Of course we always look back at Copa América, where we lost us, and she kicked us out of the tournament,” Scally admitted.
Either way, the roles are clear. Now they have to beat Panama to cross the finals against the winner of the night cap for Thursday between Canada and Mexico. The hosts are a favorite. But as a recent history suggests, visitors will not go quietly.
For more than a decade, this was a game for the USMnt traps. Panama beat the full strength of the American team in the 2011 and 2015 Golden Cup. They did so again against the American B-Tima 2023. Still, last summer was great, and it was mostly self-tired; Now they played most of the competition with 10 men after forward Tim Weah It was sent in the first half.
Another lace game is certainly on the cards on Thursday.
“There are always tough games, there are always intense games, physical and we don’t expect anything less,” Defender Tim ream said.
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“We are fully addressed to the challenges they represent. But at the same time, we have to focus on ourselves and go outside and ensure that we are doing what we need to do to continue to be champions in this competition.”
This begins to score goals.
The US are this month without the two best attackers, injured Folarin Balogun and Ricardo Pepi. But their absence provided a colossal opportunity for a front veteran Josh Sargent. Sargent, who began two of the three group games at the 2022 World Cup before injuring his attention over Iran, did not achieve his country since 2019. But he is in a glittering form for his club, with eight goals in the last 10 appearances for his 10 goals for his 10 appearances for his 10 appearances Norwich City In the second level of England.
“We are happy to have it,” McKennie said of Sargent. “He’s like a brother for all of us.”
Attacker Gio Reyna It was first included under Pochettino, after being injured for the first two camps last fall. 22-year-old Reyna was named the best player of the National League last year after scoring a 2-0 win championship goal over Mexico, the strongest American rival.
While Reyna found a minute hard for German titans Borussia Dortmund This season, it seems unlikely to start now this month, he has the ability to win the match that comes from the bench.
“We all know what Gio can do regardless of the situation,” the star forward Christian Pulisik said on Wednesday.
Because it will be stingy in your own half, it will be crucial. After the defensive midfielder was banging Tyler Adams Return for the first time after the back of the back after Copa could go a long way to that goal. Adams’s leadership on and out of the field is equally huge, especially with Antonee’s Left’s allotment “Jedo” Robinson-male athlete of the year in US football in 2024- he had to withdraw from the list on Tuesday for an undiscovered disease.
“Just for the vibe in the locker room and in the hotel and everything, it is such a great addition,” said Scams, who served as Captain US -A -A Qatar 2022. “Also, his aggression is definitely something we missed.”
Whoever is in the Pochettin line is determined to retain their title. That it will need to accurately take revenge on Panama to earn that opportunity is an additional bonus.
“We’re excited about the challenge,” Pulisic said. “Of course, other teams, they will want to take it from us. We will fight.
“Now it’s important,” Pulisic added. “We are two good performances away from winning a trophy. So it will need it.”
Doug Mcintyre is a football writer for Fox Sports that covered United States Men’s and women’s national teams on the FIFA World Cup on five continents. Follow him on @Bydougmcintyre.
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