While it was never comfortable, the United States opened up their Gold Cup defense on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a 4-0 win over tournament debutants Guyana. After taking a one-goal lead into half-time, the Americans put in three more goals in the second half to secure maximum points.
Positives
Following two warm-up friendlies that ended in losses and no goals scored, the clean sheet and the offensive output are significant positives for Gregg Berhalter's team. The needed confidence boost on both ends of the field will serve the team well moving forward into the tournament.