Concacaf Gold Cup

FT Sunday, June 29, 2025
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United States advance 4-3 on penalties · U.S. Bank Stadium · 32,289 att. · FOX

Match Report

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USMNT beats Costa Rica in shootout to reach Gold Cup semis

Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup with a 3-2 shootout win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
1
36.4
Possession
63.6
7
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
216
Accurate Passes
411
274
Passes
481
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
8
8
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.5
36
Long Balls
50
12
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
14
25
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:59 Herc: USMNT has a lot to learn despite penalty win over Costa Rica Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-1

Lineups

USA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Matt FreeseG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 3Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 18Max ArfstenLB
  5. 16Alex FreemanRB
  6. 17Malik TillmanAM
  7. 14Luca de la TorreLM
  8. 4Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 24Patrick AgyemangF
  10. 10Diego LunaAM-L
  11. 8Sebastian BerhalterAM-R

CRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 6Alexis GamboaCD-L
  3. 4Juan Pablo VargasCD-R
  4. 15Francisco CalvoLB
  5. 22Carlos MoraRB
  6. 10Brandon AguileraAM
  7. 16Alejandro BranLM
  8. 14Orlando GaloRM
  9. 12Alonso MartínezF
  10. 20Josimar AlcócerAM-L
  11. 19Kenneth VargasAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! USA 0, Costa Rica 1. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 35' Juan Vargas (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Penalty missed! Still USA 0, Costa Rica 1. Malik Tillman (USA) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  4. 38' Chris Richards (USA) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 38' Kenneth Vargas (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 43' Goal! USA 1, Costa Rica 1. Diego Luna (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  7. 47' Goal! USA 2, Costa Rica 1. Max Arfsten (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  8. 58' Substitution, Costa Rica. Andy Rojas replaces Brandon Aguilera.
  9. 58' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jefferson Brenes replaces Kenneth Vargas.
  10. 68' Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 71' Goal! USA 2, Costa Rica 2. Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Mora.
  12. 74' Substitution, Costa Rica. Cristopher Núñez replaces Alejandro Bran.
  13. 78' Substitution, USA. Damion Downs replaces Luca de la Torre.
  14. 83' Substitution, USA. Jack McGlynn replaces Diego Luna.
  15. 84' Substitution, USA. John Tolkin replaces Max Arfsten.
  16. 88' Substitution, Costa Rica. Santiago van der Putten replaces Josimar Alcócer.
  17. 88' Substitution, Costa Rica. Kenay Myrie replaces Carlos Mora.
  18. 90' Substitution, USA. Brian White replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  19. 90'
  20. 105'

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