OT: USMNT vs Guatemala: Final Gold Cup Tune-Up
Coming off road wins against the Netherlands and Germany, the USMNT kicks off at 5:30pm CT in Nashville at Nissan Stadium (formerly LP Field - naming rights changed last week). Anyone going? Looks like it'll air on Fox Sports 1.
My prediction: 3-1 U.S.
Chicharito is out for Mexico, definitely puts a damper on Mexico's finishing.
Would like to see Johannson get more playing time. I really hope Jozy can stay healthy.
I like what I saw from Zardes in the 2 game Europe swing. He is around the ball a lot (which is a skill in and of itself) and has some nice pace to him. I think his anticipation skills are far superior to Jozy which for a sniper is a key thing - be where the ball will be not where it is.
It will be curious to see if he continues to improve and takes Jozy's job.
If anyone is going to take Jozy's job as a starter, I would much rather see Johannsson start.
I presume (probably wrongly) that the roster for this game will be about 95% of whom we will see in the Gold Cup, correct?
The 23 man roster is the same that will be in the Gold Cup, the starting 11 may be different than who starts the Gold Cup matches but I imagine it will be similar.
Club seats for $60 in a section that's already up to $125 on StubHub...hoping they get ridiculously high and I can even make a little money should the US not make the final.
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Wow - looks like they imported the pitch from Guatemala for this game