United States national team: 3 things learned at the Gold Cup

Canada head coach John Herdman (left) shakes hands with United States national team head coach Gregg Berhalter. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

So far so good for the United States national team

The United States national team is through to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In many ways, it is mission accomplished for head coach Gregg Berhalter from this group.

A 1-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday night wasn’t pretty, and it wasn’t even dominant from the Americans. But now with a semifinal match looming against guest-nation Qatar, the United States national team is now playing with house money.

This is a young team, the overwhelming numbers on this roster likely won’t factor…