USMNT fall to Mexico in Gold Cup Final! Where do Pochettino and USMNT stand 11 months from World Cup?

from The Cooligans · host Alexis Guerreros, Christian Polanco

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to the USMNT’s 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup Final. Where are the boys’ confidence level for the squad and the head coach after the USMNT’s last competitive match before the World Cup? What players helped and hurt their stock going into next summer?Christian and Alexis then break down the major moments of the game including a handball in the box by Mexico that wasn’t given as a penalty. Was USMNT robbed of a potential go-ahead penalty?Later, Christian and Alexis give us their final prognosis for the national team as the summer international window comes to a close. (0:00) - Match recap(5:30) - Player of the Game: Edson Alvarez(9:15) - Confidence level in Pochettino after Gold Cup?(27:00) - Handball on Mexico: penalty or not?(32:30) - Which USMNT Gold Cup players booked their World Cup spot?(44:30) - Final USMNT prognosis after Gold Cup? Subscribe to The Cooligans on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

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Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to the USMNT’s 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup Final. Where are the boys’ confidence level for the squad and the head coach after the USMNT’s last competitive match before the World Cup? Christian and Alexis then break down the major moments of the game including a handball in the box by Mexico that wasn’t given as a penalty. Later, Christian and Alexis give us their final prognosis for the national team as the summer international window comes to a close.