Jurgen Klinsmann entered the 2016 Copa America preaching semifinals as the goal for the USMNT, ambitious but realistic for a team that includes a number of high-level starters on top-tier European clubs. Even though they had been in the midst of a Klinsmann-induced downfall that included a fourth-place finish at the 2015 Gold Cup, a huge loss to Mexico for a place in the Confederation's Cup, and almost getting eliminated from World Cup qualifying thanks to a horrific performance against some random Central American opponent, they were expecting to make the semifinals in the third-biggest tournament in the world against some of the best teams in the world.
Previewing the four Copa America quarterfinal matches
