The U.S. men's national team begins its quest to regain the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a Group C opening match against Canada at Ford Field tonight (8pm, Fox Soccer Channel).
The Americans have struggled to get results in friendlies this year, but comes into the Gold Cup with a dominating track record in Gold Cup group play, having never lost a match. The United States has also won every one of its Gold Cup opening matches since 1991.
SBI will be providing commentary on tonight's match, so please feel free to follow along. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Tonight's commentary is after the jump):
hahahaha fantastic. If we had dressed Adu we would have dropped 5-0 on Canada!
Gotta admit, that was kinda funny
United States defense can thank Howard for saving their butt against a second rate team AGAIN.
Canada has at least 2 goals with an average keeper.
That’s what makes soccer so great. With 11 players, there’s always someone on the pitch to hate on! WTF Landon! Get in the game! He is soooo washed up.
Bahaha he just make a joke out of you and you fell right into his trap.
Haha
You guys spend more time whining about people who don’t walk around with rose colored glasses than anyone could ever spend whining about the players. And yes, I’m whining about the people whining about other people’s whining.
If Tim Howard isn’t the most athletic goalkeeper – and perhaps the all around best – I’d like to know who is??????
Dude is sick…..
Did Canada get some old USA hand me down jersey’s?
ADU DIDN’T DRESS. FIRE BRADLEY.
Howard the only reason Canada doesn’t have like 2 goals. Unreal saves.
Now THAT is a save. TIMMY is lights out!
What a sequence of saves from Howard!!!
HOWARD = SUPERMAN
TIMMAAAYYYYYYY!
el Pato!!!
TIMMY!
Yep, everyone else is doing the attacking, calling you “pretty dumb”, “self-righteous ” and everyone else has completely diverged from “reality”.
You should consult someone about lithium.
LOL I caught that too
Trying to explain why the USA didn’t drop a Mexico scoreline on Canada.
Realistic, Jack? You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Is the announcer on crack?
Canada is much better than El Salvador? Where do they find these guys.
+1. I think Bradley and Jones played really well together. Don’t know how they’re going to fit them all in the lineup when Holden comes back. Good problem to have, I guess.
Nice idea by Bradley on that shot
Just curious, what happened to chad marshall?
Okay, Logic Boy. You just opened your comment to Leo by saying, “You’re pretty dumb, man,” yet you’re whining that I am demeaning? Are you majoring in Hypocrisy?
The best was hearing Pablo and el Profe discussing is he very fat or just a little “gordito”
Yes, 15 minutes out of the 80 or so that have been played. People will always hate on the USMNT unless they go out and win these games 4 or 5 nil, even though we should be beating them by 4 or 5.
Jermaine Jones…player of the match with Jozy with 10+ to go still
So Jozy has a goal and an assist, Bradley has been very effective…what will people whine about now?? I got it, how about we discuss how much Ream sucks because he got nutmegged once?
Some one please tell me they’re recording this and can edit the best of the announcers into a youtube video.
It’d be at least 15 minutes long.
I know, man! Like, this is CANADA! He should have had at least 5 goals.
How can you be that beefy and still play international soccer? Buy a treadmill.
Can’t wait to bitch and moan about how bad we play against Guadalupe.
Don’t worry, BB is saving him for Guadaloupe. Adu’s going to torch that back line for 2 goals and the hype meter will explode!!
Trying to be positive. Best thing i can say about Sascha….. Um….. At least he’s not Robbie Rogers?
Jozy leaves the game with one goal and one assist.
LAZY.
Next sub: Bornstein for Dolo. If it happens, I’m kicking my neighbor’s cat.
Great game by Jozy, overall.
Here comes bunker ball 🙁
Great…here comes Sacha “Red Card” Klejstan…time for some great give-aways in midfield.
that’s the understatement of the night.
Oh no, I don’t know about Sasha.
Stay up, Jozy. Use your strength and make a play. Don’t dive there. You’re a BULL, man!
Kljestan?
You aren’t even worth talking to.
I’ve been reading your comments since the board opened up, and you do NOTHING but attack and demean everyone with a different, and normally more realistic opinion.
Canada had the lions share of control of the first 15 minutes of the second half. A random goal from Deuce doesn’t change that fact or alter it.
It seems to be YOU that is having trouble accepting reality.
Sasha? Are you serious? Bradley likes making things tougher than they have to be.
Nice save by Howard.
Timmy.
Methinks you are the one having trouble accepting reality. I guess the scoreboard, possession stats, and all conceivable metrics are having trouble accepting reality too.
Yup and they are making this even more enjoyable. I can’t believe the found the “Boom Goes the Dynamite” guy and hired him.
Great save Timmy!
Gerba needs to do some pushups. Away from the dinner table.