Comments and predictions for USA vs Guatemala: Home team narrowly escapes
The match between USA vs Guatemala Gold Cup takes place at 6:00 am on July 3. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest US vs Guatemala force information
Despite still being the favorites, the US team entered the semi-final against Guatemala with a number of personnel shortages. They were without defender Sergiño Dest due to a cruciate ligament injury, while goalkeeper Patrick Schulte was absent due to an abdominal muscle injury and Zack Steffen was still recovering from a knee injury. In addition, star Christian Pulisic was also given a break after a long season with his club, while the trio of Giovanni Reyna, Timothy Weah and Weston McKennie were absent due to their FIFA Club World Cup commitments. Striker Joshua Sargent was not called up. On the Guatemala side, goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen marked the milestone of 50 appearances for the national team, showing his pivotal role and experience in goal.
Latest expected lineup for USA vs Guatemala
- USA (4-2-3-1):Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, Tolkin; Adams, De La Torre; Sullivan, Tillman, Aaronson; Agyemang
- Guatemala (4-3-3):Hagen; Herrera, Pinto, Samayoa, Ardon; Castellanos, Saravia, Robles; Escobar, Rubin, Santis
Latest football commentary on USA vs Guatemala
The 2025 Gold Cup semi-final between the US and Guatemala took place in a context where both teams had to play 120 minutes of intense competition in the quarter-finals. The US was held to a 2-2 draw by Costa Rica and could only advance thanks to a tense penalty shootout. That not only consumed their physical strength but also showed a lack of sharpness in their finishing when they were without key players like Pulisic or Reyna. However, the US still showed the mettle of a regional giant when they beat weaker opponents like Trinidad & Tobago (5-0) in the group stage and had a superior head-to-head record against Guatemala.
Guatemala, meanwhile, despite being an interesting phenomenon of the tournament, revealed many limitations in squad depth. They only overcame Canada in a penalty shootout, despite having an extra man for almost the entire second half. Before that, Guatemala's group stage journey was not really convincing, having to rely on a narrow 3-2 victory over Guadeloupe in the final match to qualify for the quarterfinals. This partly shows that they still have a significant gap when facing opponents of the caliber of the US.
With a record of winning 7/9 of the most recent confrontations, the US clearly has the upper hand in terms of class, experience and competitive spirit. Although Guatemala can cause some difficulties with its fierce playing style and high fighting spirit, it is very difficult for them to create a surprise when facing a strong and experienced opponent like the US - a team that has won the Gold Cup 7 times. Most likely, the match will witness the dominance of the US team and end with a narrow victory for the US to advance to the final.
Latest USA vs Guatemala score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.USA vs Guatemalaas follows:
- Sportsmole:USA 2-0 Guatemala
- WhoScore:USA 2-1 Guatemala
- Our newspaper predicts:USA 2-1 Guatemala
When and where to watch USA vs Guatemala live?
To watch the live match between USA and Guatemala in the Gold Cup taking place at 6:00 am on July 3, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
