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U.S. earns Copa America semifinal berth and likely meeting with Lionel Messi

Reading material: My match report from the U.S. team’s 2-1 victory over Ecuador at CenturyLink Field.

Next: Argentina or Venezuela on Tuesday at Houston’s NRG Stadium, 9 p.m. ET (FS1, Univision).

(Lionel Messi and Argentina will face Venezuela this Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.)

Michael Bradley: “It’s a semifinal. It’s a huge occasion. It’s a chance to get into a final. If it’s Argentina, great. If it’s Venezuela, we’ll be ready the same way.”

U.S. semifinal suspensions:

MF Jermaine Jones (red card)

MF Alejandro Bedoya (yellows)

F Bobby Wood (yellows)

Returning from suspension:

D DeAndre Yedlin

Of note:

This isn’t the first time the U.