Juergen Klinsmann expected to have his U.S. national soccer team playing for a Gold Cup title in Philadelphia this weekend.
Instead, the Americans will be playing for little more than pride when they meet Panama in the tournament's third-place game Saturday (Fox Sports 2, 1 p.m. PDT).
The abrupt change in plans was caused by the semifinal loss to Jamaica on Wednesday, which stopped the Americans short of the Gold Cup championship game for the first time since 2003. But the upset may also serve as a much-needed wake-up call heading into a busy and important autumn for U.