{"id":43192,"date":"2016-06-03T23:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T03:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43192"},"modified":"2016-06-04T00:01:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T04:01:15","slug":"stuttering-start-for-u-s-in-copa-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43192","title":{"rendered":"Sputtering Start for U.S. in Copa Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43193\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=43193\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?fit=600%2C416\" data-orig-size=\"600,416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Klinsmann-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?fit=300%2C208\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?fit=600%2C416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?resize=600%2C416\" alt=\"Klinsmann-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Klinsmann-1.png?resize=300%2C208 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the United States somehow manages to make a deep run in Copa America tournament, Friday&#8217;s performance certainly won&#8217;t serve as the springboard.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Zapata put the Americans in early hole they&#8217;d never climb out of as Colombia cruised to a 2-0 win during Friday&#8217;s tournament opener at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Zapata struck inside of eight minutes while James Rodriguez buried it from the spot in the 42nd minute in a match the U.S. struggled to assert itself in.<\/p>\n<p>Attleboro, Mass. native Geoff Cameron nearly scored a breakthrough on a header that was cleared off the line late in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. will return 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