The United States males’s nationwide group is on the verge.
Following a 2-1 loss to Panama in Copa America, the USMNT reasonably requires a win to advance to the knockout phase, as a loss will mostlikely end its competition. Can they bounce back versus Uruguay — which sits atop Group C at 2-0-0 — on July 1 (9 p.m. ET on FS1 and the FOX Sports app)?
On the mostcurrent edition of “FOX Soccer Now,” previous USMNT goalkeeper Jimmy Conrad highlighted the significance of USA’s next videogame.
“There is some chatter around our team that we’re a bit soft and that we wear’t have a signature win yet,” Conrad stated. “We have 5 wins versus leading-20 groups, 4 of those versus Mexico, and they, we might argue, are in a down-cycle, and the other one was versus Iran. That was in the World Cup. Huge win, very crucial, got us into the Round of 16, however I wear’t think of Iran when I believe leading-20. So to have this minute, allright, let’s see who we are, what we’re about. We’re dealingwith some difficulty.
“This is such a big videogame to the point where Christian Pulisic stated ‘we requirement to play the videogame of our lives.’”
Juan Pablo Angel sees this match as a golden chance for the USMNT.
“I see it as a fantastic chance for the UnitedStates group. If they desire to sendout a appropriate declaration to everyone out there, they’ve got to beat Uruguay, simple as that,” Angel stated. “That’s perhaps the group that is playing the finest football so far in this competitors.”
As for the USMNT’s loss, forward Tim Weah was provided a red flag in the 18th minute, providing them simply 10 gamers for the rest of the videogame and partly assisting Panama keep belongings for the bulk of the videogame.
Melissa Ortiz believes that the enduring image of the videogame oughtto play a function for the USMNT versus Uruguay.
“They requirement to simply bounce out of that one, let that one go and win it not just for the group, for the nation, however likewise for their colleague who messed up, for Timothy Weah,” Ortiz stated. “It’s a brotherhood at the end of the day, and when somebody messes up, you still hold each other liable and still make sure that you all play together and get the outcome to go forward.”
On the other hand, Uruguay hasactually bulldozed the competitors in Group C. On the heels of whipping Panama, 3-1, Uruguay controlled Bolivia, 5-0.
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