USA vs. Costa Rica: A Close Clash & Match Predictions

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00:00The United States playing on Sunday against Costa Rica.

00:04La Costa Rica del Piojo, that is playing at a high level.

00:07The last group game was against Mexico.

00:09Very, very even game.

00:11They play with a lot of heart.

00:13I know you're a Pochettino fan.

00:15The team, like you said, improved.

00:17We gave them a little bit of time.

00:18The team jailed with Pochettino.

00:20Do you feel Pochettino has figured out his team

00:23and will take it to the final?

00:24I mean, I think so.

00:25I think with Costa Rica and Mexico in that game,

00:29they ended up 0-0.

00:30I think that that goes to show that Costa Rica

00:35is not a team that you want to put aside,

00:37that they have the fight in them to keep it going.

00:40And the United States, if they keep this run going,

00:42I think that they could definitely get,

00:44I think a close win over Costa Rica

00:47now that they've built that foundation together

00:50to advance in.

00:52Chiba, we were talking last week with Nick,

00:54how important it was or wasn't to have Pulisic

00:58in this team.

00:59Clearly, the team is not missing him much.

01:02Do you feel this will change the chemistry of the team

01:06if they try to bring him back into the fold

01:08after having a quite successful Gold Cup without him,

01:12creating a team chemistry with a different system?

01:15And then you try to bring Pulisic to make him the star

01:18and the 10 right in the middle of it.

01:20Can that affect the plans long-term?

01:22Well, I hope not for the U.S. national team of followers.

01:25You know, I mean, at the end of the day, it's Pulisic,

01:27the best soccer player of the U.S.

01:29And it's not like if they have a lot of talent,

01:32let's face it, and I mean A-class talent.

01:35At the end of the day, Pulisic is one of those players

01:37that you want to have in your team regardless of the situation.

01:41And hopefully for them, they can come together

01:43and play as a team with him or without him.

01:46They have shown so far that without him,

01:48they're able to perform.

01:49But come on, let's face it, it's Copa Oro, it's CONCACAF.

01:52They haven't won against the European teams.

01:54They play against Turkey.

01:55They play against Switzerland, if I'm not mistaken,

01:58and they couldn't deliver, you know?

02:00So now let's see against Costa Rica.

02:01Costa Rica with Piojo Herrera, that one thing he enjoys a lot

02:05is beating the U.S., whether it's in the club

02:07or with a national team.

02:09And with Akela, now it's on fire,

02:11finally back with the Costa Rica team.

02:13Everybody thought that he was retired from Costa Rica already.

02:16Piojo Herrera convinced him to come back,

02:18and he has delivered against Mexico.

02:20If he was a player, they would have lost the game.

02:22Yeah, I know.

02:22Keylor Navas, the best goalkeeper in the history of CONCACAF

02:25and one of the top five in my book in the world.

02:29Now, the last game.

02:32Canada versus Guatemala.

02:35Guatemala, a team that was surprising everyone.

02:38Another dark horse candidate to make it to the World Cup

02:41in the next cycle, but they have Canada in front.

02:44For me, the most disciplined, the most evolved team

02:48in the whole competition.

02:49Chiba, is Canada taking it away from the U.S. and Mexico?

02:53Just slip it away.

02:55I don't know.

02:56I mean, against Canada, against Guatemala, they are.

02:59By the way, Guatemala was a Mexican coach.

03:02There's three national teams right now with Mexican coaches.

03:05Luis Fernando Tena, an amazing coach that has delivered

03:08for the people from Guatemala.

03:10I don't see Guatemala beating Canada.

03:13I do see Canada probably making the final.

03:15It all depends who they play.

03:17I think they're going to play against the U.S.

03:18if they both advance.

03:19I mean, Canada is a powerhouse with Jesse March in the house,

03:22with the players that they have in Europe.

03:24To me, man, it's so close and up top with Mexico, Canada,

03:28and the U.S. that we don't know who can win this tournament.

03:31At the end of the day, it's the one that is more focused,

03:34the one that is more concentrated,

03:36and the one that plays like a real team is the one

03:37that is going to take the Gold Cup.

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