Ricardo Pepi has been on a "roller coaster" that included a World Cup snub. But he's back scoring for the USMNT.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) â Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. The 13th-ranked U.S. (3 wins, 1 draw) extended its unbeaten streak against No. 32 El Salvador (1 win, 1 loss, 2 draws) to 22 matches since 1992, including 16 wins. The Americans joined Mexico in the Nations League semifinals at Las Vegas on June 15, part of a final four that will include Canada or
TORONTO â After qualifying first in CONCACAF for the World Cup in Qatar, Canada coach John Herdman says his team's ambition is simple this year. "Kings of CONCACAF is the overarching theme," Herdman said Monday. "That's what the mission was pre-World Cup. The mission wasn't to qualify for the World Cup. It was always to set something way beyond that. "The men are pretty clear ⊠When we came back together (March 20), to a man, everyone was clear. It's about going right back to the top and finishi