The United States won 3-0 in the first leg, qualifying for the Copa America

Despite a defeat in the second leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, the United States used the aggregate score to its advantage to qualify for the Copa America and advance to the semifinals.

to choose United State They lost 2-1 on Monday in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League, but qualified thanks to a 3-0 win in the first leg, and in addition to reaching the semi-finals of this tournament, they clinched a ticket to the finals. Copa America 2024Which will be the host country.

The United States qualified 4-2 on aggregate, which was much closer than what the scoreboard reflected and which ended up being decided thanks to the American victory in the first leg, which was achieved in the last ten minutes of that match. .

Defender of Fulham, Anthony Robinsonwho had a goal and an assist in the first leg, gave the United States the advantage in the visit Trinidad and Tobago With a header in the 25th minute after a decisive pass from Serginio Dest.

But Gregg Berhalter’s team had a complicated game in the 39th minute, when Serginho Dest was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in a few seconds. The first was because he kicked the ball away, and the second was because he continued to repeatedly protest in front of the referee.

With ten men, Trinidad and Tobago mustered courage and came back with two goals Rion Moore In 43 and Alvin Jones In the 53rd minute, a strong direct free kick from 28 meters was shot by the goalkeeper Matt Turner Could do more.

The United States was afraid and Trinidad and Tobago had two chances to score the third goal and perhaps restart the match again.

The USA was able to defend itself and the score of 1-2 was enough to achieve a double goal: reaching the semi-finals of the League of Nations and a ticket to the Copa America.

He did so on the day CONMEBOL announced that Miami and Atlanta would host the final and opening match respectively.

The Copa America final, which will be held entirely in the United States, will be held on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which has a capacity of more than 65,000 spectators.

For its part, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which can accommodate more than 71,000 spectators, will open the tournament on June 20.