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Grading the USA at Copa America Centenario

With the 2016 Copa America in the books, it's time to look back at how the U.S. players fared in the tournament.

The 2016 Copa America will long be remembered for Lionel Messi's surprising international swan song and Chile's successful defense of its title, but when the dust eventually settled from Sunday's final, it was time to reflect on just what the tournament meant for the U.S. national team.

A fourth-place finish certainly sounds like an accomplishment in a tournament with so many quality participants, but there was still a sense of a missed opportunity by the Americans.