Las Cruces native Aaron Herrera was one of Guatemala's best players at the Gold Cup & played a key role in its first semifinal appearance since 1996.

After sweating out a memorable quarterfinal win over Costa Rica in PKs in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, USA are heavily favored in Wednesday night's semifinal clash with Guatemala. On paper, Guatemala is one of the weaker teams in CONCACAF.

It was a statement from Diego Luna and the USMNT to book their place in the Concacaf Gold Cup final following a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on Wednesday. Luna scored in the fourth minute of play before completing his brace in only 15 minutes with an audacious finish,