The United States men's national team are through to the Gold Cup semifinals after beating Costa Rica in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday. The U.S. and Los Ticos tied 2-2 in regulation, and it was a 4-3 win in the shootout as goalkeeper Matt Freese may have just put himself in pole position to be the team's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup next year with numerous crucial saves.

The United States men's national team is through to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals after besting Costa Rica in a penalty shootout at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday. The U.S. had a perfect group stage with three wins, and followed it up by besting former Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas on penalties.

Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie.