Herculez Gomez takes a look at what the USMNT still has to improve on after narrowly beating Costa Rica on penalties in the Gold Cup. Five starts later and as arguably the Man of the Match against Costa Rica, Freese might now be an indisputable starter for the national team. Now Freese has three shootout saves, a spot in the semifinal round of the Gold Cup and, most notably, a continued place as the current No. It wasn't pretty, but USMNT marched into the Gold Cup semifinals thanks to Matt Freese's performance in goal. The USMNT has now earned its 17th Gold Cup semifinal appearance and 13th in a row.