USMNT dominates Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 with a gold cup opener
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American male citizen soccer The team issued a considerable statement to launch Concacaf Gold Cup Group Play on Sunday by dominating Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.
All the lectures leading to the Gold Cup are Christian Purisicthe USMNT star who defended his reasoning that he would refrain from playing in the Gold Cup after the year with AC Milan. Both former players and fans were calling for Pulis, but they were destroying the roster set they would play on Sunday.
However, the team clearly didn’t hear any external noise as they reached business against “T&T” to start a Group D schedule.
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USA forward Mariktillman responds to scoring a goal in the first half of the 2025 Gold Cup group stage match at PayPal Park in San Jose, California. (Imagn image of Darren Yamashita-Immagn)
Playing for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisy League was 23-year-old Maliktilman, who won USMNT on the scoreboard in the 16th minute with his first career international goal.
Jack McGlynn made it happen as he was patient inside the T&T’s 18-yard box and passed the defender and lifted a cheeky pass to Tillman.
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However, Tillmann was not played in the first half. When Diego Luna took advantage of a poor passback from the T&T defender, he began a sprint and provided support if Luna wanted to pass. That’s exactly what he did when Tillman separated, and he made it 2-0.
USMNT was not made in the first half as Patrick Agyemang deflected a shot from Luna just three minutes after Tillman’s second goal. The T&T Keeper had no chance as the ball pigeons in the other directions over the goal line.
Midfielder Brenden Arson and Team USA celebrate after scoring the fourth goal of the game. (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)
With a 3-0 lead since the first half, USMNT didn’t just go into cruise control. In the 82nd minute, Brenden Arsonson went to his right foot and kept the shot low by passing the T&T keeper.
Haji Wright then joined the scoring party with a shot placed completely on the right side of the net just three minutes after Aaronson.
This is a statement from this USMNT group less than a year after the FIFA World Cup, and will be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.
USA Forward Malik Tillman (17) celebrates his first goal of the game in the first half. (Imagn image of Darren Yamashita-Immagn)
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Their next group stage game will face off on June 19th Saudi ArabiaHe also won the opening Gold Cup match by beating Haiti 1-0 on Sunday.
Both USMNT and Saudi Arabia have three points in the group.
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