U.S. Men's Team's Gold Cup Hope
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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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