by Paul Kennedy
Despite the 1-0 loss to Colombia in the third-place game at the Copa Centenario, the USA finished with a 3-3-0 (W-L-T) record -- its best record in four trips to the Copa America.
USA at Copa America:
YEAR W-L-T
1993: 0-2-1
1995: 2-3-1
2007: 0-3-0
2016: 3-3-0
By beating Ecuador and Costa Rica, the USA recorded wins in official championships over the two highest-ranked teams in the monthly FIFA rankings during the Jurgen Klinsmann era. Before the tournament, it had beaten only two teams that were ranked in the top 50 in official championships.
USA Wins, Official Championships:
13 Ecuador (2-1, 2016 Copa Centenario)
23 Costa Rica (4-0, 2016 Copa Centenario)
37 Ghana (2-1, 2014 World Cup)
39 Costa Rica (1-0, 2013 Gold Cup)
45 Paraguay (1-0, 2016 Copa Centenario)
51 Panama (1-0, 2013 Gold Cup)
55 Honduras (3-1, 2013 Gold Cup)
79 Haiti (1-0, 2015 Gold Cup)
82 Cuba (4-1, 2013 Gold Cup)
86 Honduras (2-1, 2015 Gold Cup)
94 El Salvador (5-1, 2013 Gold Cup)
104 Cuba (6-0, 2015 Gold Cup)
130 Belize (6-1, 2013 Gold Cup)
The USA has now played six teams ranked in the top 20 in the FIFA rankings in official championships during the Klinsmann era. The 2-2 tie with Portugal at the 2014 World Cup is the only game it did not lose.
USA vs. Top 20, Official Championships:
1 Argentina (0-4, 2016 Copa Centenario)
2 Germany (0-1, 2014 World Cup)
3 Colombia (0-1, 2016 Copa Centenario)
3 Colombia (0-2, 2016 Copa Centenario)
4 Portugal (2-2, 2014 World Cup)
11 Belgium (1-2, 2014 World Cup)
The USA did not record a shot in the 4-0 loss to Argentina in the semifinals. The zero shots are the fewest of the Klinsmann era in official championships -- and fewest in recorded history of the national team.
Fewest Shots Per Game, Official Championships:
0 Argentina (2016 Copa Centenario)
4 Germany (2014 World Cup)
5 Honduras (2015 Gold Cup)
5 Paraguay (2016 Copa Centenario)
6 Haiti (2015 Gold Cup)
6 Panama (2015 Gold Cup)
7 Costa Rica (2013 Gold Cup)
7 Ecuador (2016 Copa Centenario)
8 *Panama (2015 Gold Cup)
8 Ghana (2014 World Cup)
*Overtime.
After outshooting Colombia and Costa Rica in its first two games, USA was outshot, 44-22, in its last four games at the Copa Centenario. The 7.2 shots per game are the fewest of the Klinsmann era in official championships.
Shots Per Game, Official Championships:
7.2 2016 Copa Centenario
10.5 2014 World Cup
11.7 2015 Gold Cup
15.3 2013 Gold Cup
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