The debate around the U.S. men’s national team going into Sunday’s Copa America group-stage opener was about the balance between performance and result.
The consensus landed on this: in a tournament, the results are all that matter.
The hope is that performance goes along with that, and against Bolivia, there were positives to take away in both categories. The U.S. dominated possession and generated numerous chances. They limited Bolivia to almost no real threats on goal. And they got that all-important result: a 2-0 win.
GO DEEPER
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The United States will now head into the middle group game, against Panama, knowing that a win would
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