For the U.S. Men’s National Team, Monday’s Copa America showdown against Uruguay will be the most important game the team has played under coach Gregg Berhalter. For Uruguay, it’s a Monday.
Indeed, Uruguay, a small nation turned soccer power, needs to win or draw against the U.S. to win Group C and set a quarterfinal spot, but the U.S. men’s national team has shown no signs of being at the same level as La Celeste, which has dominated its two group stage matches so far, beating Bolivia 5-0 and Panama 3-1.
The U.S. opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Bolivia, arguably the weakest team competing in the 2024 Copa America, but lost 2-1 to Panama, who played with 10 men after Tim Weah received a red card for a silly foul early in the game.
Weah’s ejection makes things even tougher for the USMNT. Weah has served a two-game suspension and will miss Monday’s match. That means the USMNT essentially faces a must-win situation against Uruguay to advance to the quarterfinals. If they earn less than three points on Monday night, the U.S. will have to rely on doing better than Panama in their simultaneous match against Bolivia. The U.S. has a chance, though unlikely, to stay in the tournament.
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