Jurgen Klinsmann vowed that his United States team wouldn't play for a tie against Paraguay, even though that would have been enough to advance to the Copa America Centenario knockout round.
Klinsmann, the U.S. coach, was true to his word in the first half but saw his team back on its heels while playing a man down for most of the second half.
Still, the United States was able to prevail during a spirited, 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday before 51,041 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Realistically needing just a tie to advance, the United States played a man down after defender DeAndre Yedlin received yellow cards in the 47th and 48th minutes, both for unsportsmanlike behavior.