From Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, I'm Mason Jones for VAVEL USA, signing off.
The final whistle blows! The United States defeats Bolivia 4-0.
90+2 - A late chance for the USA, Zusi crosses a ball into the box for Wondolowski. His shot hits the goalkeeper who eventually collects the ball
The 4th official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of stoppage time
82' - After a change of jersey, Jones re-enters the pitch
80' - Jermaine Jones is down on the field recieving treatment, he walks off the field under his own power and appears to be able to continue
76' - Yellow Card - Duk recieves a booking after repeatedly standing to close to Zusi as he tried to take a free kick
Last change for Bolivia: Martin Smedberg-Dalence is being replaced by Edward Zenteno
The last two changes for the United States: Clint Dempsey off for Chris Wondolowski and Michael Bradley is replaced by Graham Zusi
72 ' Michael Bradley with a long ball nearly finds Pulisic, it was inches away from his boot when the Bolivian goalkeeper grabbed it
71' - United States 4 Bolivia 0
69' - GOALLL USA! Darlington Nagbe runs into the box, passes to his right and finds Christian Pulisic and he slots it in for his first ever goal for the United States!
Bolivia change: Luis Gutierrez is off for Marvin Bejarano
67' - Chance for Bolivia, Ramallo recieves the ball in acres of space but his shot is right at Brad Guzan
66' - Bradley delivers a long cross into the box for Wood but he can't control
2 more changes for the United States: Alejandro Bedoya is off for Darlington Nagbe and Christian Pulisic is on for Gyasi Zardes
63' - Dempsey slams the free kick into the wall
62' - Clint Dempsey is fouled at 30 yards out, USA will have a free kick from a dangerous area.
58' - Bedoya delivers a through ball for Wood, he can't quite get there in time and Viscarra scoops it up
Another change for Bolivia: Rodrigo Ramallo is on for Alejandro Melean
52' - GOALLLL ZARDES!! Bradley delivers across into the box for Bobby Wood, he barely keeps it in play, gets the ball into the 6 yard box where Zardes stretches and puts the ball into the back of the net.
50' - Zardes tries to cross a ball across the box, two Bolivians are there to block. The following corner is punched away by Viscarra.
The other two changes for Bolivia: Bruno Miranda is on for Carmelo Algaranaz and Pedro Azogue is on for Jhasmani Campos
There are two changes for the United States at halftime: Fabian Johnson is on for Michael Orozco and DeAndre Yedlin is on for Matt Besler
The second half is underway from Kansas City!
Bolivian Substitution at halftime: Raul Castro is on for Fernando Saucedo
Halftime: United States 2 Bolivia 0
45' - Bejarano delivers a ball into the box for Bolivia, it goes all the way across before being shot over Guzan's goal
37' - GOOAALLL USA! The USA have a great freekick opportunity from about 30 yards out, it's played through on the right side and slide across the box by Bedoya. Dempsey can't get on the end of it but John Brooks is there to put it in the back of the net. 2-0
30' - YELLOW CARD - After two quick fouls by Campos, he recieves a booking
26' - GOOAALLL USA, Bedoya flicks on a pass from Dempsey up to the front line. The Bolivian goalkeeper came out to get it on the edge of the area but ZARDES slots it home. 1-0
22' - Jones delivers a through ball for Besler on the left side, he crosses it into the box on the ground and the goalkeeper snatches it up before any US player can tap it home
20' - Dempsey with a long volley from 25 yards out lands safely in the arms of Viscarra
19' - Zardes earns a free kick around 40 yards out for the US, it's taken quickly
17' - Cameron clears a cross into the stands, Bolivia has a corner, it's no problem for the USA, goes out for a goalkick
15' - Bolivia has a freekick from a good distance away, it's flicked on into the 6 yard box where Duk nearly heads it wide. But the flag went up so it wouldn't of counted regardless.
12' - Dempsey is fouled just past the halfway line, Ref could've called advantage as it looked like Bobby Wood was away. Following free kick is handled easily by the Bolivian goalkeeper Viscarra.
10' - Dempsey clears away the corner, Bolivia delivers another ball in and it's cleared by Brooks
9' - Lots of possession for the USA right now, but Bolivia has managed a corner
3' - Foul on Bobby Wood, US has a freekick from about 40 yards out, the delivery sails over everyone and out for a goalkick.
We are underway from Children's Mercy Park!
National Anthems are done! We are almost ready for game time
Fans are chanting "USA" as the teams enter the pitch
It's been a long time since the US faced Bolivia, the last matchup between these two was in January of 1999 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. That game ended in a 0-0 draw.
On the bench for Bolivia: Carlos Lampe, Romel Quinonez, Mario Saavedra, Walter Veizaga, Juan Carlos Arce, Bruno Miranda, Raul Castro, Pedro Azogue, Cristhian Machado, Marvin Bejarano, Rodrigo Ramallo, Edward Zenteno
The substitutes for the USA are: Tim Howard, William Yarbrough, DeAndre Yedlin, Steve Birnbaum, Darlington Nagbe, Kyle Beckerman, Perry Kitchen, Christian Pulisic, Chris Wondolowski, Graham Zusi, Fabian Johnson
The starting XI for Boliva looks like this: Guillermo Viscarra; Luis Gutierrez, Diego Bejarano, Nelson Cabrera, Ronald Eguino; Martin Smedberg-Dalence, Jhasmani Campos, Alejandro Melean, Carmelo Algaranaz, Fernando Saucedo; Yasmani Duk
Here is the starting for XI for the United States: Brad Guzan; Matt Besler, John Brooks, Geoff Cameron, Michael Orozco; Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Alejandro Bedoya; Bobby Wood, Clint Dempsey, Gyasi Zardes
We are about an hour away from kickoff here at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City! It's a beautiful night here in the midwest!
After a week of bad weather and rain in the Kansas City area, the forecast looks good for Saturday night. Let’s all hope the rain stays away for a terrific matchup between the United States and Bolivia at Children’s Mercy Park.
Bolivia looks to have little to no chance of advancing out their group unless a dramatic collapse by Argentina or Chile occurs. Bolivia will need to use any good results they can get in the build up to Copa America as well as the tournament itself to gain momentum going into World Cup Qualifying in the fall.
With the group they have the US could finish anywhere from first to fourth. The young American stars will have to show up in the game against Colombia if they have any hope of winning this group. If they do lose to Colombia, the Costa Rica game will be the most important. A win against Costa Rica would seem crucial no matter what to advance to the knockout stages.
On paper the United States' group looks to be a tad easier than Bolivia’s. As mentioned before they will open up against Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Following that they travel to Chicago to take on Real Madrid’s superb goalkeeper Keylor Navas and Costa Rica. This game could be the most crucial after a tough match against Colombia to open up play. Most pundits and experts will say the USA’s last game should be the easiest but that’s not necessarily the case. They will take on Paraguay, who reached the 2011 Copa America Final where they lost to Uruguay. The 2015 Copa America was also a great tournament for Paraguay, and they defeated Brazil on penalties in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. The ultimately lost to Argentina 6-1 after an Angel Di Maria brace and goals by Javier Pastore, Sergio Aguero, Marcos Rojo and Gonzalo Higuain.
Bolivia’s group in the Centenario will be difficult. Both finalists from last year’s tournament will be joining them, in a group comprised of Argentina, Chile and Panama. Bolivia will take on Panama first on June 6th before playing Chile in Foxborough four days later. Waiting for them in their last group stage game will be Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi, as they will play Argentina at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
A bit of injury news coming into the game is that Monterrey defender Edgar Castillo will be replacing Timmy Chandler in the US’s Copa America squad. Chandler has an apparent quad strain that will keep him from participating in the tournament. Although, Castillo will not join the team until after Monterrey plays the second leg of the Liga MX final against Pachuca on Sunday. Another piece of news is that national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has announced Geoff Cameron has recovered from a hamstring injury and will be available to play against Bolivia and participate in Copa America.
The US has had two warm-up matches in the build up to Copa America. A younger squad with quite a few non Copa America squad players defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 last Sunday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. A stronger side took on 12th ranked Ecuador on Wednesday in Texas. It was a tight game and the only difference in the game was a late winner by Darlington Nagbe to seal a 1-0 win for the United States. 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund player Christian Pulisic made headlines in that game with a display of wonderful skills late on.
Bolivia has not played a match since a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina and Lionel Messi on March 29th during FIFA World Cup Qualifying. They currently sit 2nd bottom in the qualification standings with 3 points, one win, and 5 defeats. Although they have not played well in recent times they did reach the quarterfinals in last year’s Copa America in Chile.
There are 50 places separating these two teams when it comes to the FIFA World Rankings. The United States is currently 29th in the world and could make a significant jump towards the top with a good campaign in Copa America. Bolivia is 79th in the FIFA rankings, and the South American country has only won Copa America once, in 1963.
This game will be the final warm-up game for both the USA and Bolivia before the start of Copa America Centenario. The US will begin the tournament on opening night (June 3rd) against Colombia in Santa Clara. Bolivia will start off their campaign against Panama three days later in Orlando.
Hello and welcome to VAVEL USA’s live coverage of the United States vs Bolivia. My name is Mason Jones and I’m happy to bring you all the action from Children’s Mercy Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM CT on Saturday night. Until then, I will walk you through the build-up to the game.