It was a disastrous pleasant for Gregg Berhalter's facet forward of the Copa America kickoff later this month, with the USMNT struggling a 5-1 defeat by the hands of Colombia.
The Stars and Stripes had been extraordinarily embarrassed in entrance of their very own followers within the nation’s capital, Washington DC, on Saturday as they had been down 2-1 till the 77th minute.
America, ranked eleventh in FIFA's world rankings till then, had dreamed of a comeback in opposition to a workforce ranked one place under them (twelfth) after falling 2-0 down as Juventus star Timothy Weah pulled a purpose again after Jon Arias (sixth) and Rafael Borre (nineteenth) had scored for Colombia within the first half.
However three objectives in lower than 13 minutes by Colombia's Richard Rios (77'), Jorge Carrascal (85') and Luis Sinisterra (88') surprised the house facet forward of their first Copa America group match in opposition to Bolivia on June 23.
Earlier than that, the U.S. must enhance dramatically, beginning with a pleasant on Wednesday, June 12 in opposition to a workforce aside from Brazil, presently ranked fifth on the planet and a possible opponent within the Copa America knockout stage.
America suffered a humiliating defeat in its personal capital forward of the Copa America on June 20
USA and Norwich Metropolis ahead Josh Sargent missed Saturday's pleasant and is also overlooked of the Copa America squad due to damage.
Sargent, 24, of O'Fallon, Missouri, scored 16 objectives in 26 league video games with Norwich in England's second-division League Championship however ended the season taking part in with a swollen foot.
“He isn’t match to play in opposition to Colombia. We have now to see if he can play in opposition to Brazil, after which we have now to determine whether or not he could make it into the Copa America squad,” Berhalter stated on Friday.
The U.S. will play Brazil in Orlando, Florida. After taking part in Bolivia in its first group sport of the match in Arlington, Texas, the U.S. will face Panama 4 days later and Uruguay on July 1 in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
The 26-man squad for the Copa America is to be introduced on June 15.
Berhalter must discover a substitute at proper again for Sergino Dest, who tore his proper ACL in April.
