Player Profile: Darlington Nagbe

Born on July 19, 1990, in Monrovia, 🇱🇷, the midfielder was drafted by Portland Timbers in 2011.m He has spent his whole career in the MLS, currently at Colombus Crew.

He has made 25 USMNT caps, netting one goal. That goal was the late winner in a 1-0 victory over 🇪🇨 on May 25, 2016.

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On this day in 2003, Donovan scores four

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 5-0 🇨🇺 Cuba

‪📍 ‬Foxborough

‪👔 ‬Arena

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup QF

Landon Donovan etched his name into the US Soccer record books, becoming one of four players to score four goals in a game — the most recent was Joe-Max Moore a decade ago.

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Donovan starts it with a tap-in, supplied by Brian McBride.

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His second goal came just four minutes later. Donovan appeared at the back post to find the side net on this Eddie Lewis cross.

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Steve Ralston gets in on the act with a goal of his own. Just before halftime, he nodded home another Lewis cross.

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Lewis records his third assist on a cross as he supplies this cross for Donovan's glancing header and the hat-trick.

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Donovan caps the day with a shrug after finishing off this Greg Vanney squared pass.

Scorers: Landon Donovan (Brian McBride) 22′ (Eddie Lewis) 26′ (Eddie Lewis) 55′ (Greg Vanney) 76′, Steve Ralston (Eddie Lewis) 42′

USA: 18-Kasey Keller; 2-Frankie Hejduk, 12-Danny Califf, 4-Cory Gibbs, 3-Greg Vanney; 19-Steve Ralston, 25-Pablo Mastroeni (13-Richard Mulrooney, 46’), 10-Claudio Reyna (capt.) (8-Earnie Stewart, 46), 7-Eddie Lewis; 21-Landon Donovan, 20-Brian McBride (11-Clint Mathis, 46’)

Subs not used: 24-Adin Brown, 4-Carlos Bocanegra, 15-Bobby Convey, 17-DaMarcus Beasley

CUB: 1-Odelin Molina (capt.); 16-Reizander Perez, 5-Alexander Cruzata, 4-Silvio Minoso, 3-Jeniel Marquez; 2-Nayuri Rivero (18-Alain Cervantes, 46’), 17-Pedro Adriani Faife, 7-Jorge Ramirez, 10-Lester More (6-Livan Perez, 46’); 9-Lazaro Dacourt (15-Lazaro Ruiz, 69’) 13-Maikel Castaneda

Subs not used: 12-Alexis Reve, 8-Eduardo Morales, 11-Rene Infante, 14-Jaime Colome

Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)

Cards: Danny Califf [Y 49′] — Reizander Fernandez [R 43′], Pedro Adriani Faife [Y 75′]

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Player Profile: Matt Miazga

Born on July 19, 1995, in Clifton, NJ, the defender signed with the New York Red Bulls in 2013 before departing to Chelsea three years later. He is currently on loan at Reading.

He has made 18 USMNT caps, scoring once. That goal capped the scoring in a 3-0 win over 🇳🇮in the Gold Cup on July 15, 2017.

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On this day in 2017, two first-half goals downs El Salvador

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador

‪📍 ‬Philadelphia

‪👔 ‬Arena

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup QF

Two first-half goals separated by five minutes prove to be the difference as the US move on to the semifinals.

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Omar Gonzalez is on hand for the diving header on the Michael Bradley set-piece.

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Eric Lichaj scored his first and only international goal just before the halftime break after a nice pass from Clint Dempsey.

Scorers: Omar Gonzalez (Michael Bradley) 41′, Eric Lichaj (Clint Dempsey) 45’+2

USA:­ 24-Tim Howard; 15-Eric Lichaj, 21-Matt Hedges, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 16-Justin Morrow; 25-Darlington Nagbe (7-Chris Pontius, 87′), 26-Michael Bradley (Capt.); 20-Paul Arriola (8-Jordan Morris, 66′), 9-Gyasi Zardes (23-Kelly Acosta, 71′); 28-Clint Dempsey, 27-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 18-Juan Agudelo, 5-Matt Besler, 10-Joe Corona, 29-Jesse Gonzalez, 12-Bill Hamid, 13-Dax McCarty, 4-Matt Miazga, 2-Jorge Villafaña, 19-Graham Zusi

Head coach: Bruce Arena

SLV: 18-Derby Carrillo; 4-Henry Romero, 5-Iván Mancia, 21-Bryan Tamacas; 7-Darwin Cerén (Capt.), 8-Denis Pineda (19-Edwin Sánchez, 78′), 10-Gerson Mayen (16-Óscar Cerén, 57′), 12-Narciso Orellana, 13-Alexander Larín; 9-Nelson Bonilla (20-Harold Alas, 83′), 11-Rodolfo Zelaya

Subs not used: 1-Oscar Arroyo, 22-Benji Villalobos; 23-Ruben Marroquín, 2-Milton Molina, 15-Efraín Burgos, 3-Roberto Domínguez, 14-Andrés Flores, 17-Victor García, 6-Richard Menjivar

Head Coach: Eduardo Lara

Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)

Cards: Darlington Nagbe [Y 21′] — Iván Mancia [Y 18′], Alexander Larín [Y 59′], Henry Romero [Y 81′]

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