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Recap: Sporting KC trio starts as U.S. MNT wins Group B with 3-0 victory over Nicaragua

The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Nicaragua 3-0 on Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland in their final group stage match of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. With the victory, the U.S. MNT took first place in Group B and will now face either Honduras or El Salvador in the quarterfinal round.

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For the 13th time in the last 14 Gold Cups, the #USMNT has won its group. pic.twitter.com/59oSVRzMRp — U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) July 16, 2017

Bruce Arena made 11 changes to his starting lineup from Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Martinique, re-inserting Sporting KC’s American trio of Matt Besler (42 caps), Dom Dwyer (3 caps) and Graham Zusi (51 caps).