ARLINGTON, Texas -- If we're looking only at the numbers themselves, there should be no complaints about the United States' perfect three-for-three group stage run in the 2025 Gold Cup.
Back-to-back-to-back victories, eight goals scored, just one allowed --- and all with an alternate roster that was missing a long list of key players, including Sergiño Dest, Antonee Robinson, Weston McKennie, and captain Christian Pulisic.
With a maximum total of nine points clinched, and with the backdrop of needing momentum in their final official matches before co-hosting the 2026 World Cup, the U.