The United States Men’s National Team beat El Salvador 2-0 in Philadelphia, but the final score was expected. What was not expected were bites, pinches, and punches, but the game had it all. From Arena’s perspective, his team’s performance was too sloppy, and turnovers could have been the Yanks’ demise but the U.S. moves into the semifinals against Costa Rica on Saturday.
The U.S. was expected to come in and dominate the game, while El Salvador was also expected to put up a fight, but it was back and forth action to start. Three minutes in, Eric Lichaj made a horrendous error.