It should be call a great surprise by United States Men’s team for their fans. Simply ‘U’ turn the team of Micheal Bradley by destroyed Costa Rica by 4 – 0. Client Dempsey’s 9 minute penalty shootout was the most important part for USMNT to keep ahead into the game. Rest of 3 goals scored by Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood & Graham Zusi.
USA 4 – 0 Costa Rica – Goals
9′ 1 – 0 Client Dempsey (penalty)
37′ 2 – 0 Jermaine Jones
42′ 3 – 0 Bobby Wood
87′ 4 – 0 Graham Zusi
COS 0 – 4 USA all goals highlights video –
A special event of Copa America which is 45th edition of CA has already started from 3rd June, 2016 where total sixteen teams from south, north and central America have participated. They are divided into four groups where four teams are placed in each group. Each team will have to play three matches in group stages where highest to point holders will qualify for next knockout phase. Host nation United States are placed in group A where they have played their inaugural match against Colombia and lost the match by 2 – 0 goals. They are now scheduled to play their next match against the tricolor in next 7th June, 2016 at Soldier Field, Chicago, United States. On the other hand, the team of Bryan Ruiz drawn their first match in Copa America 2016 against Paraguay by 0 – 0 goals. So, both two teams are desperate to win their next match to qualify for next round.
# Match Details:
- Match Between – United States Vs Costa Rica
- Date – 7th June, 2016
- Day – Tuesday
- Time – 20:00 (EDT)
- Ground – Soldier Field
- Location – S Museum Campus Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Owner – City of Chicago
- Capacity – 61,500
- Exclusive Suites – 133
- Surface – Kentucky Bluegrass
- Opened – 9th October, 1924
- Designed By – Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects
- Cost – US $13 million
- Tournament – Copa America Centenario 2016
- Edition – 45th
- Match No – 9th Match of the Tournament
- Match Referee – Unknown
# Head To Head:
- Total Played – 32
- USA Won – 13
- COS Won – 14
- Drawn – 5
- No Result – 0
This two nation faced each other almost 32 times. Among them Costa Rica won 14 times where United States won 13 times. Rest 5 matches were drawn. So, hopefully their next match will be contesting and challenging.
# Best XI of United States:
| S/N | Players Name | Club | P. Position | Remarks |
| 1. | Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | Goalkeeper | |
| 2. | Geoff Cameron | Stoke City | Defender | |
| 3. | DeAndre Yedlin | Sunderland | Defender | |
| 4. | John Brooks | Hertha BSC | Defender | |
| 5. | Fabian Johnson | Borussia Monchengladbach | Defender | |
| 6. | Alejandro Bedoya | Nantes | Midfielder | |
| 7. | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | |
| 8. | Michael Bradley | Toronto FC | Midfielder | Skipper |
| 9. | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC | Forward | |
| 10. | Gyasi Zardes | LA Galaxy | Forward | |
| 11. | Bobby Wood | Hamburger SV | Forward |
# Playing Formation: 4 – 3 – 3
# Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach – Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany)
- Asst. Coach – Jason Kreis (USA), Andi Herzog (Austria), Tab Ramos (USA)
- Goalkeeping Coach – Russell Payne (USA)
- Fitness Coach – Masa Sakihana (Japan)
# Best XI of Costa Rica:
| S/N | Players Name | Club | P. Position | Remarks |
| 1. | Patrick Pemberton | Alajuelense | Goalkeeper | |
| 2. | Kendall Waston | Vancouver Whitecaps | Defender | |
| 3. | Ronald Matarrita | New York City | Defender | |
| 4. | Johnny Acosta | Alajuelense | Defender | |
| 5. | Cristian Gamboa | West Bromwich Albion | Defender | |
| 6. | Oscar Duarte | Espanyol | Defender | |
| 7. | Celso Borges | Deportivo La Coruna | Midfielder | |
| 8. | Yeltsin Tejeda | Evian | Midfielder | |
| 9. | Bryan Ruiz | Sporting CP | Midfielder | |
| 10. | Joel Campbell | Arsenal | Midfielder | Skipper |
| 11. | Marco Urena | Midtjylland | Forward |
# Playing Formation: 5 – 4 – 1
# Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach – Oscar Ramirez (Costa Rica)
- Assistant Coach – Luis Marin (Costa Rica)
- Goalkeeping Coach – Luis Gabelo Conejo (Costa Rica)
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