After watching Canada topped by Haiti, and Mexico pushed to the brink by Costa Rica, it's a safe bet that Gregg Berhalter's U.S. national team will not be looking past underdog Curacao when the two sides face off in Sunday's Gold Cup quarterfinal.
El Tri needed penalty kicks on Saturday night to avoid falling in the quarterfinals, a result that would have sent shockwaves throughout Concacaf, and also spoiled the highly-anticipated potential final between Mexico and the United States. Now it is the USMNT's turn to avoid a shock stumble by disposing of a Curacao side coming off an impressive showing in the group stage.