USMNT bounce back from 5-1 loss to Colombia with 1-1 draw with shaky Brazil
ORLANDO, Florida – The U.S. men's national team earned a morale-boosting 1-1 tie against Brazil in its final friendly match before the 2024 Copa América kicks off next week.
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ORLANDO, Florida — Since suffering its most one-sided loss in more than a decade in Saturday's 5-1 humiliation against Colombia, fans might expect the mood around the U.S. men's national team to be somber or at least a little bit subdued heading into Wednesday's second pre-Copa América tuneup versus fearsome Brazil.
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The United States will not change course in Wednesday's friendly against Brazil, head coach Gregg Berhalter said, despite a 5-1 mauling by Colombia in their Copa America warm-up last weekend.
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'US Lacked Respect For Colombia In 5-1 Mauling': Gregg Berhalter
United States coach Gregg Berhalter accused his players of lacking respect for Colombia after the South Americans romped to an emphatic 5-1 friendly victory over the Copa America hosts on Saturday. Berhalter looked on aghast from the sidelines at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, as Colombia ruthlessly punished a string of American blunders in a clinical attacking display. Jhon Arias and Rafael Borre put Colombia 2-0 up inside 19 minutes, and although the US pulled one back from Timothy Weah on 58 minutes, "Los Cafeteros" continued probing incisively and rattled in three more unanswered goals through Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra.
Colombia 5-1 USMNT: U.S. embarrassed in first Copa América tuneup
It's admirable that the U.S. men's national team wanted to schedule a pair of world soccer heavyweights to prepare for this summer's Copa América on home soil. The risk, of course, was getting embarrassed in the process.