A makeshift USMNT group has passed its first test. How this Gold Cup – and personal auditions – will be judged is based on what comes next

Although the idea of overloading the midfield makes sense, dropping one of the team’s fastest and most agile players into an unnatural position is puzzling, especially when the midfield of Tillman, Quinn Sullivan and Brendan Aaronson doesn’t offer much in the way of pace.

Patrick Agyemang scored a late goal in the U.S. men's national team's 2-1 win over Haiti on Sunday, ensuring they ended Concacaf Gold Cup group stage play with three wins out of three. The USMNT took an early lead courtesy of Malik Tillman,