Paraguay v USA, 11 June 2016

Score1-0 to USA
RefereeJulio Bascuñán
CompetitionCopa America Group A
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance51,041
Kick-off: 7.00pm local (7.00pm ET) USA needed to win or draw this game - a loss would have meant exit from the tournament. Only a win would do for Paraguay. An uneventful first 27 minutes, with Paraguay having the better chances, until that man Dempsey stepped up and fired one in. Whilst the first half was marked by a moment of class from Dempsey - the second half began with two moments of madness from Yedlin who picked up two yellows in quick succession, reducing the USA to 10 men and resulting in Dempsey's substitution in favour of Orozco. The USA managed to hang on in a second half dominated by professional fouls, important saves by Brad Guzan and increasingly desperate efforts by Paraguay. As if to increase Paraguay's frustration to breaking point, they had a goal disallowed for offside in the 89th minute and despite 6 minutes of added time (largely due to the referee suffering from cramp) Paraguay were unable to break down the USA's defences. USA through to the quarter-finals

0  Paraguay

Manager: Ramon Diaz

1  USA

Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Goals:

Goals:

Clint Dempsey 27 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Justo Villar (captain)
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Paulo da Silva
Defender Gustavo Gómez
Defender/Midfielder Víctor Ayala
Midfielder Celso Ortíz
Midfielder Miguel Samudio
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Forward Dario Lezcano

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
John Brooks Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Jermaine Jones Defender/Midfielder
Alejandro Bedoya Midfielder
Michael Bradley Midfielder (captain)
Clint Dempsey Midfielder/Forward
Bobby Wood Forward
Gyasi Zardes Forward

Substitutions:

Juan Iturbe for Fabián Balbuena 46
Rodrigo Rojas for Celso Ortíz 55
Jorge Benitez for Antonio Sanabria 63

Substitutions:

Michael Orozco for Clint Dempsey 50
Graham Zusi for Alejandro Bedoya 75
Kyle Beckerman for Bobby Wood 83

Cards:

Celso Ortíz 13 Y
Rodrigo Rojas 71 Y
Víctor Ayala 78 Y

Cards:

DeAndre Yedlin 47 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 48 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 48 R
Michael Bradley 59 Y
Bobby Wood 71 Y
Michael Orozco 79 Y
Jermaine Jones 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Diego Barreto
Goalkeeper Antony Silva
Defender Iván Piris
Defender Blás Riveros
Defender Bruno Valdez
Defender/Midfielder Rodrigo Rojas
Midfielder Robert Piris
Midfielder Oscar Romero
Midfielder/Forward Edgar Benítez
Midfielder/Forward Juan Iturbe
Forward Jorge Benitez
Forward Nelson Valdéz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Matt Besler
Defender Steve Birnbaum
Defender Michael Orozco
Defender/Midfielder Graham Zusi
Midfielder Kyle Beckerman
Midfielder Edgar Castillo
Midfielder Perry Kitchen
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic

0  Paraguay

Manager: Ramon Diaz

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Justo Villar (captain)
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Paulo da Silva
Defender Gustavo Gómez
Defender/Midfielder Víctor Ayala
Midfielder Celso Ortíz
Midfielder Miguel Samudio
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Forward Dario Lezcano

Substitutions:

Juan Iturbe for Fabián Balbuena 46
Rodrigo Rojas for Celso Ortíz 55
Jorge Benitez for Antonio Sanabria 63

Cards:

Celso Ortíz 13 Y
Rodrigo Rojas 71 Y
Víctor Ayala 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Diego Barreto
Goalkeeper Antony Silva
Defender Iván Piris
Defender Blás Riveros
Defender Bruno Valdez
Defender/Midfielder Rodrigo Rojas
Midfielder Robert Piris
Midfielder Oscar Romero
Midfielder/Forward Edgar Benítez
Midfielder/Forward Juan Iturbe
Forward Jorge Benitez
Forward Nelson Valdéz

1  USA

Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Goals:

Clint Dempsey 27 G

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
John Brooks Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Jermaine Jones Defender/Midfielder
Alejandro Bedoya Midfielder
Michael Bradley Midfielder (captain)
Clint Dempsey Midfielder/Forward
Bobby Wood Forward
Gyasi Zardes Forward

Substitutions:

Michael Orozco for Clint Dempsey 50
Graham Zusi for Alejandro Bedoya 75
Kyle Beckerman for Bobby Wood 83

Cards:

DeAndre Yedlin 47 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 48 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 48 R
Michael Bradley 59 Y
Bobby Wood 71 Y
Michael Orozco 79 Y
Jermaine Jones 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Matt Besler
Defender Steve Birnbaum
Defender Michael Orozco
Defender/Midfielder Graham Zusi
Midfielder Kyle Beckerman
Midfielder Edgar Castillo
Midfielder Perry Kitchen
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic