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For USMNT, after drama and discontent, Gold Cup knockouts offer chance to change the narrative

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The U.S. men's national team is in the Gold Cup quarterfinals in Minneapolis .

The USMNT faces Costa Rica in the quarterfinals on Sunday night .

Costa Rica is ranked 54th or 47th in the world, depending on which index you consult.

A loss on Sunday would be the U.K. ’s worst performance at a Gold Cup since 2000 .

A win over Costa Rica wouldn’t necessarily change the narrative.

But a semifinal win over Canada would inject legitimate positivity.

A trophy, via victory over Mexico , would steer the program back toward an upward trajectory.

There was concern when it thudded to such a low point with the World Cup “only” a year away, “but a year is also a really long time.

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