The 20th anniversary of the U.S. men's national team's semifinal run at Copa America just passed, and during that time, the U.S. has grown as a soccer nation. The player pool is considerably deeper now and can easily handle playing in both the Gold Cup and the South American competition.
Given how disappointing the USMNT's run was at this year's Gold Cup, some would question why the U.S. would play a few of the world's top national teams.
If the USA struggled against Honduras, Haiti, Panama and Jamaica, how could it compete with Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Brazil?