The Yanks are heading into the match on the back of a thumping 6-0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis in the mid-week, while Trinidad were thrashed 4-1 by Jamaica.
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USA and Trinidad & Tobago will be up against each other at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, aiming to progress to the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Yanks are heading into the match on the back of a thumping 6-0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis in the mid-week, while Trinidad were thrashed 4-1 by Jamaica. As of now, USA are occupying top spot in Group A, having collected four points from two games, while the Soca Warriors are sitting two places behind two places behind the Stars and Stripes, separated by just a solitary point.
MATCHDAY IN CLT
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩, 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐀
🇺🇸 USA vs Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹
7 PM ET
📍Charlotte, NC📺 FOX / Univision
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— U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (@USMNT) July 2, 2023
After starting off their Gold Cup campaign with a surprise 1-1 draw against Jamaica, USA needed an impressive victory against Saint Kitts and Nevis on matchday two in order to justify their tag as the favourites. The hosts did just that, scoring six goals without reply against the Sugar Boys, thanks to one goal from Bryan Reynolds, Dorde Mihailovic’s brace and Jesus Ferreira’s hat-trick. BJ Callaghan’s side fired 17 shots in the opening half against Saint Kitts, the most for his team after 45 minutes since at least 2010. Meanwhile, the Stars and Stripes are now unbeaten in 18 successive group fixtures in the Gold Cup. The Yanks just needs to avoid a defeat on Sunday to progress to the last eight, while a loss in their final group fixture combined with a draw or a win for Jamaica against Saint Kitts would signal the first time the Stars and Stripes have ever been eliminated from the group stage of this competition.
Trinidad & Tobago, on the other hand, thrashed Saint Kitts 3-0 in their opening fixture thanks to one goal each from Alvin Jones and Ajani Fortune, and Jameel Ible’s own goal. But the Soca Warriors lost out to Jamaica on matchday two. Reggae Boys took a 3-0 lead in the first half through Demarai Gray’s brace and one goal from Leon Bailey, before Trinidad pulled one back through Andre Rampersad’s 49th-minute effort, but Dujuan Richards completed the drubbing with a 92nd-minute strike. If Angus Eve’s men can find a way to claim three points on Sunday, it would not only be their first win against USA at the Gold Cup, but it would also put them into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2015.
USA probable starting lineup: Slonina, Yedlin, Robinson, Neal, Tolkin, Mihailovic, Roldan, Sonora; Vazquez, J. Morris, Cowell
Trinidad & Tobago probable starting lineup: Frenderup, A. Jones, Bateau, Moses, Hodge, Archer, Molino, Rampersad, Hackshaw, J. Jones, Garcia
USA
| Opponents | Score |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0-6 (W) |
| Jamaica | 1-1 (D) |
| Canada | 0-2 (W) |
| Mexico | 3-0 (W) |
| Mexico | 1-1 (D) |
Trinidad & Tobago
| Opponents | Score |
| Jamaica | 4-1 (L) |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis | 3-0 (W) |
| Guatemala | 1-0 (W) |
| Nicaragua | 1-1 (D) |
| Bahamas | 0-3 (W) |
| last 5 match-results | Score |
| USA beat Trinidad & Tobago | 7-0 |
| USA beat Trinidad & Tobago | 6-0 |
| Trinidad & Tobago beat USA | 2-1 |
| USA beat Trinidad & Tobago | 2-0 |
| USA beat Trinidad & Tobago | 4-0 |
The CONCACAF Gold Cup fixture between USA and Trinidad & Tobago will take place at Bank of America Stadium on Monday at 4:30 am IST.
| USA vs Trinidad & Tobago | key Details |
| Date | July 2 (USA) |
| Venue | Bank of America Stadium |
| kickoff time in USA | 7:00 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in Trinidad & Tobago | 7:00 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 4:30 am (Monday) |
Football fans in USA can catch the live action via Fox, Sports, TUDN and Univision network. Meanwhile, those in Trinidad & Tobago can watch the match on ESPN Play Caribbean.
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