The U.S. Men’s National Team heads to the CONCACAF Gold Cup Semifinal where it will meet Costa Rica at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night at 10 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to tune in to coverage on FS1, Univision and UDN.
The U.S. MNT arrived in its 13th Gold Cup Semifinal by defeating El Salvador 2-0 in the tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday, July 19 in Philadelphia. With a win vs. Costa Rica, the U.S. MNT would become the first team to advance to a 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup Final and would meet the winner of the Mexico-Jamaica clash, set for Sunday, July 23 at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (9 p.m. ET; FS1, Univision and UDN).
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2017
Kickoff Time: Kickoff at 10 p.m. ET
Venue: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
TV info: FS1, Univision and UDN will air the game live
Social media accounts to follow: U.S. Soccer’s Facebook, and the MNT’s Twitter and Instagram
Important links:
- PREVIEW: U.S. MNT Faces Costa Rica in 2017 Gold Cup Semifinals
- Five Things to Know About Costa Rica
- HISTORY LESSON: U.S. MNT Becomes First Team to Have Three Goalkeepers Earn Wins at CONCACAF Gold Cup
- Omar Gonzalez, Eric Lichaj Third Pair of Defenders to Score in Same U.S. MNT Game
- Gonzalez Shows Gold Cup Scoring Touch with Second Goal in as Many Matches
- Eric Lichaj Enjoys First Career International Goal
- Veteran U.S. MNT Roster Additions Forced to Pick New Numbers at Gold Cup
- Five Things You Should Know About the CONCACAF Gold Cup
U.S. MNT Roster By Position (Club; Caps/Goals):
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas; 0/0), Bill Hamid (D.C. United; 3/0), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids; 116/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City; 42/1), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX; 43/3), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas; 5/0), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 13/1), Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG; 3/1), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC/CAN; 2/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna, MEX; 9/0), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City; 51/5)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas; 12/1), Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX; 9/2), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 134/17), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/MEX; 20/3), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire; 10/0), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers; 18/1), Chris Pontius (Philadelphia Union; 5/0), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy; 35/6)
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution; 25/3), Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 105/37), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC; 135/56), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 20/4)
Costa Rica Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Dany Carvajal (Deportivo Saprissa), Leonel Moreira (Herediano, CRC); Patrick Pemberton (LD Alajuelense)
DEFENDERS (9): Johnny Acosta (CS Herediano); Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United FC/USA); Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo/ITA); Kenner Gutiérrez (LD Alajuelense); Jhamir Ordain (Herediano), José Salvatierra (LD Alajuelense); Michael Umaña (CS Cartagines), Juan Pablo Vargas (Herediano), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC/CAN)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Randall Azofeifa (CS Herediano); David Guzman (Portland Timbers/USA); Jimmy Marin (Herediano), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Clube de Portugal/POR); Ulises Segura (Deportivo Saprissa); Yeltsin Tejeda (FC Lausanne-Sport/SUI); Rodney Wallace (New York City FC/USA)
FORWARDS (4): Jose Leiton (Herediano), David Ramírez (Deportivo Saprissa); Ariel Rodriguez (Bangkok Glass FC/THA); Marco Ureña (San Jose Earthquakes/USA);