On this day in 1991, win over Mexico send US through

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇲🇽 Mexico

‪📍 ‬Los Angeles

‪👔 ‬Milutinović

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup SF

This was just the third win in 29 tries against the continental giant saw the US into the first Gold Cup Final.

48'
Hugo Perez tossed in the set-piece, Marcelo Balboa helped it on and John Doyle finished the chance.

64'
Peter Vermes got the US one step closer to the final with this fantastic strike. He works to pick the ball up on the right-wing before cutting in and firing from distance.

‪Scorers: John Doyle 48′, Peter Vermes 64′

USA: Tony Meola, Paul Caligiuri, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Fernando Clavijo (Desmond Armstrong 83′), Brian Quinn, Chris Henderson, Bruce Murray, Hugo Pérez, Peter Vermes, Eric Wynalda (Ted Eck 71′)

MEX: Pablo Larios, Juan Hernández, Héctor Esparza, Roberto Ruiz Esparza, Efraín Herrera, Carlos Munoz, José de la Torre (Missael Espinoza 72′), Gonzalo Farfán, Benjamín Galindo (Luis García 83′), Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Roberto Alves

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On this day in 2013, dominating win over Guatemala

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 6-0 🇬🇹 Guatemala

‪📍 ‬San Diego

‪👔 ‬Klinsmann

‪📋 ‬Friendly

A tune-up friendly before the start of the Gold Cup ends with a lopsided scoreline.

42'
Herculez Gomez opens the scoring by dispatching Jose Torres cross that went all the way through the box.

55'
Landon Donovan doubles the lead from the spot.

71'
Chris Wondowloski scored on this chance when Donovan's pass was deflected into the forward's path.

72'
Donovan snags his second by volleying in this Stuart Holden cross.

84'
After a DaMarcus Beasley corner, the ball is not cleared and Clarence Goodson is on the doorstep to finish off the rebound.

88'
Alejandro Bedoya capped the scoring with the free shot in the box.

Scorer: Herculez Gomez (Jose Torres) 42′, Landon Donovan (PK) 55′ (Stuart Holden) 72′, Chris Wondolowski (unassisted) 71′, Clarence Goodson (unassisted) 84′, Alejandro Bedoya (unassisted) 88′

USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 15-Michael Parkhurst, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 21-Clarence Goodson, 7-DaMarcus Beasley (Capt.); 14-Kyle Beckerman (8-Mix Diskerud, 46′), 16-Jose Torres (11-Stuart Holden, 46′); 10-Landon Donovan (17-Will Bruin, 73′), 6-Joe Corona (20-Alejandro Bedoya, 59′), 2-Edgar Castillo (23-Brek Shea, 59′); 9-Herculez Gomez (19-Chris Wondolowski, 59′)

Subs not used: 4-Michael Orozco Fiscal, 12-Sean Johnson, 18-Jack McInerney

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

GUA: 1-Ricardo Jerez; 2-Carlos Castrillo, 3-Enoc Vasquez, 13-Victor Hernandez (14-Luis Cardona, 59′), 5-Carlos Gallardo (6-Milton Leal, 78′); 24-Jonathan Lopez (17-Enrique Miranda, 76′), 8-Sergio Trujillo (9-Wilber Perez, 59′), 16-Jonathan Marquez, 22-Edward Santeliz; 18-Minor Lopez Campollo (19-Angelo Padilla 85′), 10-Jose Contreras (Capt.) (7-Marlon Sequen, 86′)

Subs not used: 11-Kevin Arriola, 12-Victor Ayala

Head Coach: Victor Monzón

Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)

Cards: none

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