The USMNT played with fire — and played with fire — in its Gold Cup quarterfinal with Costa Rica, emerging after penalties thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Matt Freese.

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The United States men's national team is through to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals after besting Costa Rica in a penalty shootout at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday.

USMNT survives Costa Rica thriller, advances to Gold Cup semifinals via Matt Freese’s penalty shootout heroics Story by Henry Bushnell Senior reporter Sun, Jun 29, 2025 ...

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USMNT defeated Costa Rica in a thrilling penalty shootout to reach the Gold Cup semifinals, overcoming a 1-0 deficit with goals from Diego Luna and Max Arfsten before Matt Freese's heroic saves.

USMNT wins penalty-kick thriller over Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinal Matt Freese makes three saves in the shootout, and Damion Downs scores the decisive sixth-round kick in a 4-3 shootout ...

United States goalkeeper Matthew Freese said he was well prepared and studied up on penalties after providing three saves in a dramatic 4-3 shootout victory over Costa Rica in Sunday's Gold Cup ...

The USA came through a nail-biting Gold Cup quarterfinal against Costa Rica on Sunday night as they reached the last four after a dramatic penalty shootout. Mauricio Pochettino's side had Matt ...

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Costa Rica wasn't done, however, as Alonso Martínez scored a 71st minute equalizer and then nearly won the match when he hit the post in the game's dying minutes. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...