The U.S. Men's National Team responded to a disheartening loss vs. Columbia in emphatic fashion, as goals from Clint Dempsey, Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood and Graham Zusi helped the U.S. blowout Costa Rica 4-0 at Soldier Field Tuesday night, taking the pressure off a team that would have been dumped out of the Copa America Centenario with a loss.
Facing the heat from fans, supporters, and even criticism from the usually reserved Sunil Gulati, Klinsmann put out the same starting 11 against Columbia.
Costa Rica started off brightly. Five minutes in, DeAndre Yedlin sliced a clearance right into the path of Joel Campbell on the top of the box, and a more accurate shot would have doomed the U.