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Perfect Gold Cup record hiding worrying flaws for USMNT

Gregg Berhalter's U.S. national team has kept a perfect record in the regional competition, but the Americans have yet to produce a complete game

Survive and advance. It's the standard mantra of tournament play, but for a team that enters a tournament expected to dominate and at least reach the final, simply surviving can provide a false sense of security, especially when tournament waters get deeper and more dangerous.

The U.S. national team is the only remaining team at the Gold Cup with a completely perfect record. Four matches. Four wins. Four shutouts.

What is missing from that record is a truly complete performance, which in itself is a worrisome trend considering the level of opponent the Americans have faced, and given the reality that Wednesday's semifinal opponent, Jamaica, and potential final opponent Mexico will require better performances to defeat.