Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between the United States and Guatemala. The match scheduled for 7 p.m. ET will be held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann (via U.S. Soccer): "We are really excited to be in Nashville and to get the whole Gold Cup preparation going. It's a very short preparation because it's only a one week window before we move over to Dallas for the first game in the Gold Cup, so things are going smoothly. The big challenge is to get the European-based players and also the Mexican-based players on the same page with the MLS players because they had a different schedule. They had a quick break, a quick vacation and we have to get them up to speed as quickly as possible, so that's kind of the key goal here in Nashville, to get everybody on the same page and play a good game."
Guatemala head coach Iván Franco Sopegno (via Televisa Deportes): "Our quality is rising not only because of the work with the team, but also with work at the club level. The difference comes from players that play in foreign leagues."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Michael Bradley has been handed the captaincy by Klinsmann moving forward. In 13 appearances with Toronto FC this season, the 27-year-old is averaging 2.1 key passes and 2.2 tackles.
USA's Projected Lineup (4-4-2 Diamond): Guzan; Chandler, Brooks, Gonzalez, Johnson; Beckerman, Mix, Bedoya, Bradley; Altidore, Dempsey
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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