United States will be facing Jamaica in the semifinals next Wednesday.
Min: 90+4: USA WINS!
United States holds on to a 1-0 win over Curacao and qualifies to the Gold Cup semifinals.
Min. 83: Amazing save by Steffen from a long shot by Bacuna. Curacao starts to pressure with less than 10 minutes for the game to end.
Min. 80: Zardes had a clear chance but wasn't able to score the dagger
Paul Arriola feeds a fantastic ball to Zardes but the forward does not put the chance away! USA leads 1-0 in Philly in the 80th minute! #USAvCUW #GoldCup2019 #ThisIsOurs pic.twitter.com/MnHV0uvCVt
— Gold Cup 2019 (@GoldCup) 1 de julio de 2019
Min. 80: Last 10 minutes of the last quarter final matchup. USA Leads Curacao 1-0 and all indicates that the home team will go through.
Min. 73: Goore leaves the pitch and Kesel comes in.
Min. 70: Yellow card for Hooi from Curacao.
Min. 67: Curacao makes a move. Carolina comes in for Staite.
Nepomuceno shines for the away team
Clearest chance from Curacao in this second half.
Nepomuceno tries again from long range but his shot flies wide! #USAvCUW #GoldCup2019 #ThisIsOurs @CuracaoFutbol pic.twitter.com/LDAidQ0Q4C
— Gold Cup 2019 (@GoldCup) 1 de julio de 2019
Min. 62: Morris comes in for Boyd.
Min. 61: Left footed kick from Nepomuceno that Steffan controls with ease.
Min. 60: The energy from both teams comes down. Went from a really entertaining match to nothing in just a couple of minutes.
Min. 56: Pulisic almost makes the second.
Best pictures from the first half in Philadelphia.
We're back and we're in Philly‼️
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 1 de julio de 2019
Catch the 2nd half now on @FS1, @Univision and UDN! 👏#GoldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/6o7j0VuWPh
Min. 53: Curacao keeps creating chances but their final touch is always weak.
Min. 45: Second half is underway!
USA leads Curacao 1-0 with 45 minutes remaining.
Min. 45+1: Halftime
USA is up 1-0 with a header from Mckennie. Curacao has had their chances but haven't been able to take advantage of them.
Min. 41: Lachman headers a good ball from Nepomuceno but his ball ends up far from the goal.
Pulisic and Mckennie hit the 'Woah'
Both youngsters' celebration after the goal.
Set'm up, knock'm down @WMckennie 🔥#GoldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/URqUijNtSR
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 1 de julio de 2019
Min. 35: Bradley almost scores the second for the US with his left foot.
Min. 31: Nepomuceno almost scores a banger. His shot gets a deflection but Curacao is starting to make moves.
Min. 25: GOOOOOOOOOAL!
Pulisic puts a joke of a ball inside the box and Mckennie's header makes the 1-0 in the scoreboard for the United States.
25' | GOAL 🚨@WMckennie heads one home to give the #USMNT the lead!
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 1 de julio de 2019
🇺🇸 1:0 🇨🇼 pic.twitter.com/ZCvtDhZq0r
Min. 22: The clearest chance for Curacao so far.
🇨🇼 Elson Hooi tests Zack Steffen from afar but his shot goes above the crossbar! #USAvCUW #GoldCup2019 #ThisIsOurs @CuracaoFutbol pic.twitter.com/lm0lRKVC8r
— Gold Cup 2019 (@GoldCup) 1 de julio de 2019
Min. 21: Slowly but surely Curacao starts creating chances.
Min. 19: Zimmerman puts a good ball inside for Arriola but the defender's speed wasn't enough to get a touch on it.
Min. 17: Boyd makes a good run but his touch ends up being too long.
Tough one for the 'Wonder Boy'
Another day, another AMAZING @EloyRoom save! #USAvCUW #GoldCup2019 #ThisIsOurs @CuracaoFutbol pic.twitter.com/pNGMkE35RS
— Gold Cup 2019 (@GoldCup) 1 de julio de 2019
Min. 12: Long distance shot from Curacao that ends up in no problem for Steffen.
Min. 12: Nepomuceno creates the first chance for Curacao but his cross ends up being too weak.
Min. 9: Terrible ball by Pulisic in a good chance for the US.
Min. 4: Close Pulisic from scoring but Room makes a good safe.
USA vs Curacao LIVE
Mexico will be facing Haiti in the semifinals. The bottom half already has one semifinalist, Jamaica, and the 'Reggae Boyz' are waiting for the winner between the US and Curacao.
Min. 1: The match begins!
The last QF matchup in the Gold Cup is underway
The whole stadium sings together the US anthem. Goosebumps!
Curacao national anthem will be played first
Atmosphere is looking a bit mad ahead of tonight's game
American Outlaws in the house.
The @AmericanOutlaws just gettin’ 🔥 warmed up. 🇺🇸👏 pic.twitter.com/tHk2jqAbgU
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 1 de julio de 2019
Both teams jump into the pitch.
Less than 20 minutes away from the start of the match. Send us a tweet to @VAVEL telling us who you think will win tonight.
The US is a clear favorite to advance into the semifinals
Jamaica awaits for today's winner
Jamaica is headed to their 3RD-STRAIGHT SEMIFINALS! They defeat Panama 1-0 and will play the winner of this USA vs Curaçao game.
USA vs Curacao LIVE
Cuco Martina from Everton will be the captain today for the away team
The defender and his squad will try to pull the upset in 'Philly'.
Curacao XI
Room, Martina, Lachman, Bacuna, Nepomuceno, Garri, Goore, Martina, Hooi, Arias and Statie.
#USMNT vs. Curacao rosters. #GoldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/g9zI70UP9b
— Joe Tansey (@JTansey90) 30 de junio de 2019
Pulisic will be the captain today for the home team
The new Captain America will guide the US in their QF match against Curacao.
US XI
United States reveals their starting eleven at Philadelphia. Don't sleep on Long and Zardes.
Seize the moment 👊💥
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 30 de junio de 2019
Your #USMNT Starting XI to take on 🇨🇼 in tonight's @GoldCup Knockout Round action! 🇺🇸
Lineup Notes 📰: https://t.co/gZPvLKHtqT pic.twitter.com/05zcoYDKEX
Coming up: Starting Lineups!
FOR COMPETITORS ONLY
Energy is in the air ⚡
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) 30 de junio de 2019
Kickoff vs. 🇨🇼 🔜👀#GoldCup2019 pic.twitter.com/DdsVsMsS2X
In the meantime, Jamaica and Panama are disputing their QF match in the Lincoln Financial Field. As soon as that match ends, USA and Curacao will jump into the pitch to start their respective pregame warmups.
Before tonight's match vs. 🇨🇼 in the #GoldCup2019 Quarterfinal-
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) June 30, 2019
Take a look back at the #USMNT's run through the Group Stage! 💪🇺🇸#BehindtheCrest x @VWpic.twitter.com/JkGCqLG1Vf
The Curacao squad struggled but were able to qualify with 4 points. Only behind Jamaica.
USA finished with 9 points in Group D defeating Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Panama in consecutive matches.
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USA Head Coach Gregg Berhalter speaks
"We think it's very important for us to build the team culture and build togetherness. We know that because we don't have a lot time together, we have to take advantage of the time we do have. We know that as we build this cohesion, we're going to be stronger on the field," said to ESPN FC.
United States has shown a very high level so far in the Gold Cup. In the group stage they scored 12 goals and conceded just one. USMNT’s +11 goal difference is the team’s best in Gold Cup group stage history.
Curacao, along with Haiti, have been the revelation of the tournament. The Caribbean nation had a resounding 1-0 win over Honduras.
The central referee for this match will be Mexican Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez.
How to watch USA vs Curaçao live TV and Stream
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The USA vs Curaçao game will be played at the Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, United States. The start of play is scheduled at 8pm ET.
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