by Chris Asbrock

The USMNT powered through a struggling performance and knocked off El Salvador 2-0 in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The reinforcements that Bruce Arena called in for the remainder of the tournament made their Gold Cup debut.

Below are my thoughts from last night’s match.

Up next for the United States is a semifinal meeting against Costa Rico on Saturday night in Houston.

Chris Asbrock is a staff writer and analyst for FTI Sports and can be followed on Twitter  and