Two matches into the Gregg Berhalter era and two wins for the United States men’s national team.
Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan started and played the full 90 minutes in each of the United States’ matches, first in a 3-0 win over Panama on Jan. 27 and then a 2-0 victory over Sounders defender Waylon Francis and Costa Rica on Feb. 3. The games marked the end of a month-long, MLS-only January camp, the first camp for Berhalter since taking over, and it signaled the start of what will hopefully be a prosperous cycle leading into the 2022 FIFA World Cup.