USA vs. Costa Rica: Live coverage and score updates

The United States were looking for a strong response after Saturday’s brutal 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup, and instead they got anything but that, losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in New Jersey, in what was a very disappointing performance from the entire team.

The first half was, to be honest, an unimpressive one for the United States. The team seemed to be flat and low on energy right from the start of the match, and it showed in their performance — they lost possession too often, struggled to be effective in the box, and gave Costa Rica way too much space to work with on the counter. Brek Shea and Tim Ream especially struggled against the pace of Joel Campbell on the left side of the US defense, and Costa Rica exploited that ruthlessly to generate a number of chances and dangerous moments.