USA vs. El Salvador, 2017 Gold Cup: Start time, TV schedule for quarterfinals

The CONCACAF Gold Cup has finally reached the knockout stages, and the United States are looking at a good path to the competition’s final in California — but to get there, they have to start putting in dramatically improved performances, starting with their quarter-final bout with El Salvador.

The USMNT made significant changes to their squad after the group stage, making several pre-arranged changes to bring in some of the top talents in the American player pool, like Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, and Jozy Altidore. Unfortunately, that came at the cost of some of their few players who actually performed at a high level in the group stage, including joint-top scorer Dom Dwyer and creative midfielder Kelyn Rowe.

Hopefully the United States can put in much better performances than they did in the group stage, because if they don’t they won’t have a good shot at making the final, much less winning it. They should win this match regardless — no offense to El Salvador, but they are by far the weakest of the teams in the quarter-finals — but they can’t afford any further weaknesses in the competition. The USMNT need to show a ruthless edge in this match, or there will be a whole lot more questions than answers for them moving forward.

To watch this match online in the United States, you can stream it on the Fox Soccer Match Pass subscription service, or for free on Fox Sports Go with some internet providers. In El Salvador, the match will be streamed on TCS GO, and for viewing options in other countries you can check out the listings at LiveSoccerTV.

Match Date/Time: Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET

Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. - English), Univision Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), SKY Planeta Fútbol, Sky HD (El Salvador)

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