US Soccer Team’s Gold Cup Loss to Mexico: Where Was the Defending?

Photo by Sam S. Osman

I felt like I was watching my favorite Premier League side Arsenal Saturday night. The United States built a 2-0 advantage over Mexico in the Gold Cup final before coughing up four goals. It was an epic collapse and now it is time to look at what went wrong for the US.

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