A victory over Lionel Messi-led Argentina in Tuesday night’s Copa America Centenario semifinal would immediately jump near the top of the list of accomplishments for the U.S. team.
Before the U.S. national team’s thrilling 2-1 decision over Ecuador on Thursday at CenturyLink Field, there was a press-box debate on where the victory would rank among the USMNT’s recent feats.
The U.S. team held onto a Copa America Centenario semifinal berth with clenched fists, reaching the final four of a major international men’s tournament for the fifth time in its history — alongside the 1930 World Cup, 1995 Copa America and 1999 and 2009 Confederations Cups, give or take how you rate the Gold and King Fahd Cups.