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The united states’ national football team started off a hot start Wednesday night in Energizer Park and rode it to victory over Guatemala to reach the Gold Cup final.
This is the 13th time the United States has reached the Gold Cup final and they face the winner of Mexico-Honduras to decide who wins it all on Sunday.
After needing a penalty kick to reach the semi-finals, it hoped that it didn’t have to go so far against Guatemala and Diego Luna led the way to the 2-1 win.
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Guatemala tip Darwin Lom (14) kicks the ball past America’s America’s midfielder Sebastian Berhalter (8) during a semi -final match in the 2025 Gold Cup in Energizer Park. (Scott Rovak-Preferred Pictures)
It began in the fourth minute when Luna was in the right place at the right time after a shot on the web was stored. His to-to-Touch went straight into the back of the net for the early lead.
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But just a few minutes later, Luna really gave some respiratory room after a huge effort to expand the lead.
Malik Tillman got the assistant after Luna got a defender to miss and launched a shot to the left side of the net who came past the goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead.
It was mostly silent when the first half ended and the second half of the minute began to subside for Guatemala. However, a timely goal brought some momentum to their sidelines.
United States in America’s defender Chris Richards (3) controls the ball against Guatemala in the first half during a semi -final match in the 2025 Gold Cup in Energizer Park. (Jeff Curry-Preferred Pictures)
Olger Escobar got a ball past Matt Freese to make it a 2-1 game in the 80th minute.
But USMNT’s defense was excellent at the end of the fight to make sure they got away victorious.
The United States of America Midfielder Diego Luna (10) kicks the ball against Guatemala during a semi -final match in 2025 Gold Cup in Energizer Park. (Scott Rovak-Preferred Pictures)
The United States hopes to win its eighth gold cup, while Mexico, if they defeat Honduras, would be looking to extend his title lead. They have nine all the time.
