ARLINGTON, Texas (June 23, 2024) — A sensational third-minute objective from captain Christian Pulisic helped gas the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Group to a 2-0 shutout victory towards Bolivia and a rousing begin to the 2024 Copa América on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium. The USA was in full management throughout its Group C debut at AT&T Stadium and Pulisic was the catalyst. He opened the scoring after simply 141 seconds had elapsed after which orchestrated a late first-half objective by Folarin Balogun that successfully put the match out of attain.
A crowd of 47,873 noticed the USMNT kick off its fifth participation within the prestigious competitors, which was launched in 1916 and is being performed in america for the second time. Pulisic, the one member of the present squad to seem in that event, appeared appropriately comfy at kickoff on Sunday.
The USA gained an early nook kick and as a substitute of enjoying it towards the six-yard field, Pulisic touched it brief to Tim Weah after which jogged towards the higher left nook of the penalty space. Weah returned the ball and Pulisic took a contact to his proper earlier than lashing an inch-perfect, curling blast that flew simply out of attain of Bolivia goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra. As a 17-year-old, Pulisic scored his debut USMNT objective towards the identical netminder throughout a 2016 pleasant. On Sunday, Pulisic tallied his thirtieth objective, pulling him alongside Brian McBride at fifth on the all-time checklist.
Now 25 and coming off a profession season at AC Milan, Pulisic has reached 30 targets in a USMNT-record 69 caps. He’s the second-youngest participant to hit that milestone, behind solely Landon Donovan.
The People remained in command because the match settled down and as Bolivia, ranked 84th on the planet, bent however refused to interrupt. As halftime approached, the USA’s dominance in possession lastly paid off. Pulisic was the instigator once more within the forty fourth minute, drifting centrally and dropping a bit deeper to obtain a feed from Gio Reyna, who put in an efficient two-way efficiency. Pulisic turned and dribbled by way of the center of the Bolivian half, drawing a number of defenders towards him earlier than feeding an open Balogun on the left. The AS Monaco striker’s left-footed end, on his third shot of the interval, marked his fourth objective in a U.S. jersey and first of 2024.
A 3rd objective appeared possible because the USA remained on the entrance foot after halftime, however Viscarra made a number of glorious saves. He denied Pulisic within the sixtieth and substitute striker Ricardo Pepi within the 79th and eightieth minutes, after which once more on the doorstep within the closing seconds.
That third objective wasn’t wanted, nevertheless, because the People by no means let Bolivia set up any type of rhythm going ahead. The U.S. again 4 of Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Chris Richards and Joe Scally—beginning collectively for the third straight sport—appeared comfy. Bolivia took solely a single contact all sport contained in the U.S. penalty space and goalie Matt Turner had solely three comparatively routine saves to make on the best way to a different shutout. Celebrating his thirtieth birthday sooner or later early, Turner notched his twenty fifth clear sheet in solely 42 appearances, breaking this system report for quickest to succeed in that milestone set by Kasey Keller (53 caps).
The USA is now 3-2-4 all-time towards Bolivia and 1-1-0 on the Copa América, avenging a group-stage loss again in 1995. Uruguay and Panama, the opposite nations in Group C have been scheduled to satisfy later Sunday in Miami. The USMNT (1-0-0) will proceed its group stage journey on Thursday, June 27 when it faces Panama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (6 p.m. ET; FOX, Univision, TUDN, FDP Radio).
GOAL SCORING RUNDOWN
USA — Christian Pulisic (Tim Weah), third minute: Pulisic tapped a brief nook kick to Weah after which drifted to the left nook of the penalty space, the place he obtained the ball in return. The U.S. captain took a contact towards the 18-yard field then ripped a curling, right-footed shot that skimmed the fingertips of the diving Bolivian goalkeeper, glanced off the underside of the crossbar and over the road. USA 1, BOL 0
USA — Folarin Balogun (Christian Pulisic), forty fourth minute: Pulisic ended the half as a creator, shifting centrally to obtain the ball from a deep-lying Gio Reyna after which turning and dribbling up area. The captain attracted a number of Bolivia defenders earlier than slipping a move left to Balogun. The striker carved out a little bit of area with a contact to his left then fired the ball again throughout his physique, previous goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra and inside the correct publish. USA 2, BOL 0 FINAL.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Christian Pulisic’s third minute objective was the thirtieth of his worldwide profession, a complete that put him stage with Brian McBride for fifth on the USMNT’s all-time scoring checklist.
- Pulisic joined Eric Wynalda and Clint Dempsey because the third participant to attain for the USMNT in 5 totally different competitions. Along with his help, he additionally turned the primary USMNT participant to offer assists in 5 totally different competitions.
- Pulisic’s objective – formally tallied at 2:23 – was the quickest the USMNT has ever scored towards a CONMEBOL opponent in a aggressive match, in addition to the USMNT’s quickest objective scored in Copa América play.
- Pulisic turned the second USMNT participant to report a objective and an help in a single Copa América match alongside Clint Dempsey, who completed the feat twice in 2016.
- Folarin Balogun scored the fourth objective of his worldwide profession to place the USMNT forward 2-0 within the forty fourth minute. It was Balogun’s first objective of 2024 in his thirteenth look for the U.S.
- Tim Weah recorded his fifth profession help on Pulisic’s opener.
- Matt Turner made three saves to his twenty fifth profession shutout, transferring him previous Brad Friedel into sole possession of fourth all-time amongst USMNT goalkeepers. Turner additionally earned his thirty second cap in official competitors, tying him with Friedel for fourth.
- In the present day’s Beginning XI had a median age of 25 years, 339 days. It was the second-oldest lineup deployed by Gregg Berhalter in a event group-stage match behind the XI that confronted Haiti within the opening match of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup (25 years, 360 days).
- The Beginning XI averaged 37.3 caps total and 22 in official competitors.
- Berhalter made two lineup adjustments from the 1-1 draw towards Brazil on June 12, inserting midfielder Tyler Adams and ahead Folarin Balogun. Adams final began for the USMNT at AT&T Stadium when he offered the game-winning objective within the 2-0 win towards Mexico within the Concacaf Nations League Closing on March 24, whereas Balogun returns to the lineup after enjoying a substitute function towards Brazil.
- In the present day’s win broke the impasse within the USMNT’s all-time sequence with Bolivia, pushing their report to 3W-2L-4D. It was moreover the USMNT’s third-straight victory towards their South American counterparts.
- Pulisic captained the workforce for the twenty fourth time tonight, tying Kasey Keller for seventh on the USMNT’s all-time captains checklist. The USA is 17W-3L-4D when Pulisic wears the armband.
- At 36 years, 261 days, middle again Tim Ream turned the oldest area participant to seem for the USA in Copa América. The earlier oldest was Fernando Clavijo who was 36 years, 150 days when he appeared within the 3-3 draw with Venezuela on June 22, 1993 in Quito, Ecuador.
- The USMNT is unbeaten in its final 19 matches within the Dallas-Fort Value space, holding a 14W-1L-5D all-time report within the DFW. The USA can also be an ideal 6-0-0 at AT&T Stadium.
- The win was Berhalter’s forty fourth win in his 72nd match as USMNT head coach, transferring him previous Bob Bradley into sole possession of third all-time. He trails solely Bruce Area (81 wins/148 video games) and Jurgen Klinsmann (55 wins/98 video games).
- Berhalter’s total report as USMNT head coach is 44W-15L-13D, with a 29W-7L-7D report in 43 matches in official competitors.
-U.S. MEN’s Nationwide workforce match report-
Match: United States Males’s Nationwide Group vs. Bolivia
Date: June 23, 2024
Competitors: 2024 Copa América – Group C
Venue: AT&T Stadium; Arlington, Texas.
Attendance: 47,873
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET
Climate: 72 levels (indoors)
Scoring Abstract | 1 | 2 | F |
USA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
BOL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
USA – Christian Pulisic (Tim Weah) | third minute |
USA – Folarin Balogun (Christian Pulisic) | 44 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Matt Turner; 22-Joe Scally, 3-Chris Richards, 13-Tim Ream, 5-Antonee Robinson; 7-Gio Reyna (9-Ricardo Pepi, 65’), 4-Tyler Adams (6-Yunus Musah, 46’), 8-Weston McKennie (14-Luca de la Torre, 78’); 21-Tim Weah (11-Brenden Aaronson, 86’), 20-Folarin Balogun (15-Johnny Cardoso, 66’), 10-Christian Pulisic (Capt.)
Substitutes: 18-Ethan Horvath, 25-Sean Johnson, 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers, 12-Miles Robinson, 16-Shaq Moore, 17-Malik Tillman, 19-Haji Wright, 23-Kristoffer Lund, 24-Mark McKenzie, 26-Josh Sargent
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
BOL: 23-Guillermo Viscarra; 17-Roberto Fernández (10-Ramiro Vaca, 75’), 4-Luis Haquin, 3-Diego Medina (8-Jaume Cuéllar, 45’), 21-José Sagredo, 2-Jesús Sagredo; 6-Leonel Justiniano (18-Rodrigo Ramallo, 45’), 15-Gabriel Villamil, 20-Fernando Saucedo; 19-Bruno Miranda (11-Carmelo Algarañaz, 67’), 9-César Menacho (7-Miguel Terceros, 45’)
Substitutes: 1-Carlos Lampe, 12-Gustavo Almada, 24-Marcelo Suárez, 5-Adrián Jusino, 25-Yomar Rocha, 16-Boris Céspedes, 22-Héctor Cuéllar, 14-Robson Matheus, 26-Adalid Terrazas, 13-Lucas Chávez
Head coach: Antônio Carlos Zago
Stats Abstract: USA / BOL
Pictures: 20 / 6
Pictures on Purpose: 8 / 3
Saves: 3 / 6
Nook Kicks: 7 / 1
Fouls: 8 / 17
Offside: 1 / 1
Misconduct Abstract:
BOL – Leonel Justiniano (Warning) twenty seventh minute
BOL – Gabriel Villamíl (Warning) 28
BOL – Luis Haquín (Warning) 31
USA – Weston McKennie (Warning) 49
BOL – Jesús Sagredo (Warning) 90+2
Officers:
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant 2:Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Jhon Ospina (COL)
fifth Official: Jhon Gallego (COL)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
Michelob Extremely Man of the Match: Christian Pulisic