he Host United States He will make his debut on Sunday against Bolivia in the 2024 Copa America, an event that his coach, Gregg Berhalter, sees as an opportunity to lay the foundations for a competitive team. Facing the 2026 World Cup.
Berhalter considered the Copa America a “decisive” tournament for the team due to the level of teams such as world champions Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
However, the coach called on Thursday not to lose focus.
“We have to take each match individually. I know I may sound like a record player, but our focus is on Bolivia. We know how difficult the group stage is in any major tournament (…). You can.” “Don’t take anything for granted while sitting. If you do, you’re making a mistake,” said DT.
The match, which will open Group C, will begin at 5:00 pm local time (10:00 pm GMT) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys in the American Football League. Marcelo Bielsa’s favorite Uruguay will face Panama in the second round, in Miami, in the other encounter in this key on Sunday.
“Our focus is on Bolivia Berhalter explained: “After that, our focus will be on Panama and then on Uruguay and we hope that we will have the opportunity to play in the quarter-finals.” “The whole competition is an opportunity for this team to show how much we have improved in this type of tournament.”
Pulisic “Captain America”
The United States has important names, including Christian Pulisic, heir to the retired Landon Donovan title of “Captain America.”
Pulisic (Milan), Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Weston McKennie (Juventus), and Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) are the players who make the North American team a serious candidate for qualification.
Richards highlighted internal competition. He said, “I started in some of the last matches (…), but I know that the people around me and the people on the bench are trying to win my place. This makes me work 10 times harder.” Crystal Palace defender.
But the home team suffers from important injuries, such as full-back Serginho Dest, who suffered a serious injury to his right knee while training with PSV Eindhoven, where he was playing on loan from Barcelona.
The United States is a team that has achieved new successes. They won the CONCACAF Nations League for the third time last March, beating Mexico 2-0 in the final.
Uphill
the Bolivia news Less encouraging.
“The fans and the press believe that things change from day to day. It has been ten years since we won a match in the Copa America,” Brazilian team coach Carlos Antonio Zago said in a press conference, referring to the series of matches. Negatively for the Greens, they were unable to win in the previous three editions: 2016, 2019 and 2021.
Despite this, he is hoping for a good start for his team.
“It will be important to start the Copa America with a victory over the host,” the former footballer said.
At the same time, the focus is on the resumption of the South American World Cup qualifiers next September, where Bolivia will play against Venezuela in La Paz and Chile in Santiago.
There will be arbitration by UEFA: Italian Maurizio Mariani will be the main referee.
Possible formations:
USA: Matt Turner – Joe Scully, Chris Richards, Miles Robinson, Anthony Robinson – Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie – Gio Reyna – Tim Weah, Josh Sargent, Christian Pulisic. DT: Gregg Berhalter.
Bolivia: Guillermo Vizcarra – Hector Cuellar, Luis Hakén, José Sagredo – Rodrigo Ramallo, Leonel Justiniano, Roberto Fernández, Robson Matthews, Gabriel Villamil – Bruno Miranda and Cesar Menaccio. DT: Antonio Carlos Zago.
Time and place to watch this Sunday’s matches
USA VS Bolivia at 4:00pm and you can watch it on ViX, TUDN, Azteca Deportes.
Uruguay vs Panama at 7:00pm and you can watch it on ViX, TUDN, Azteca Deportes.
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