Team USA suffered a depressing defeat to Panama a few days ago, jeopardizing their chances of advancing to the next stage. Meanwhile, Uruguay has been the most convincing team in the competition so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Panama remains a mystery for the United States, as they once again inflicted pain upon their northern rivals. In a match that saw two red cards, a disallowed goal, and plenty of rough tackles, USA lost 0-1, conceding seven minutes before the end of the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defense has been a glaring issue for the Americans. Their backline has repeatedly failed to protect their goal, managing only two clean sheets in the last seven matches. We saw it exposed against Colombia in the test game when Cafeteros netted five times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n