Colombia 5-1 United States (Jun 8, 2024) Match analysis

The United States men's national team suffered its biggest defeat in Gregg Berhalter's time as coach, defeated 5-1 by Colombia at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Saturday.

The United States trailed 2-0 in 19 minutes after goals from Colombia's Jhon Arias and Rafael Borré in the first of two warm-up matches for the USMNT before hosting this summer's Copa América.

Timothy Weah scored a goal for the host in what was a better performance at the start of the second half. But sloppy mistakes late on helped Colombia increase the score and become the first team since Mexico in the 2009 Gold Cup final to score five goals against the United States.

Richard Ríos, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra beat Matt Turner in the final 13 minutes to inflict the USMNT's biggest defeat since the loss to Costa Rica in 2016 that spelled the end of Jurgen Klinsmann's time as coach.

The result extended Colombia's unbeaten streak to 22 games.

Things won't get any easier for the United States, with a friendly against five-time World Cup winners Brazil on Wednesday in Orlando. The United States begins its Copa América campaign against Bolivia on June 23.

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