US opens Copa America play with Colombia challenge

Jun 03, 2016, 02:29
US opens Copa America play with Colombia challenge

With history to be made in Friday's tournament opener, captain Michael Bradley said the United States men's soccer team is ready for a "special" Copa America Centenario.

For the first time, Copa America will be staged outside of South America. The U.S. is host for the 45th edition of the showpiece event, 100 years after its inception.

ndujar, now on loan from Napoli to Primera División de Argentina club Estudiantes, played 12 games for his club this year and made 23 saves along with keeping six clean sheets in the process. In goal, 20-year-old shot stopper Horvath saw significant time with the U-23 U.S. MNT side throughout Olympic Qualifying, but has yet to debut with the full team. The prestigious soccer competition gets underway on June the 3d as Tim Howard and the United States of America take on the mighty Colombia, who have the very good-looking James Rodriguez pulling the strings for their team.

Whatever the future holds for CONCACAF, this tournament represents a rare chance for the United States to measure themselves against some of the world's best in full competition at the very midpoint between two World Cups. "This is a huge opportunity for all of us to show the rest of the world that we are ready for another World Cup". With a young player, they can only grow if they play. However, Suarez himself will be the difference in this tournament, likely crowning himself with glory as its best player and leading his nation to triumph when all is said and done.

Titleholders Chile are bidding to become the first nation since Brazil in 2007 to go back-to-back, after lifting the trophy 12 months ago, though they will have to get past heavyweights Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Colombia is counting on their star midfielder James Rodriguez, who is coming off a Champions League win with Real Madrid.

Argentina has been one of the most talked about squads during the past few weeks, however it's not for the play on the field.

"You just hope once he leaves the club situation behind him that he settles with himself and stays consistent in what he is doing with the national team", Klinsmann said of Guzan. "We know it's going to be a test for us in terms of rising to the challenge against these good teams".

 

 

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