It wasn’t a pretty result, not in the slightest. Yet, they found a way to get the result. The U.S. Men’s National Team advanced to the Gold Cup semi-final after a 1-0 win over Curacao. If not for a single moment of brilliance between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie, we’d be having an entirely different conversation.
The US, if they’re lucky, get two more opportunities to change the perception of a stumbling soccer organization. The United States Soccer Federation is under the biggest microscope in quite some time. And while the women’s team pushes for back to back World Cup triumphs, the men’s team continues to flounder against inferior opposition.