ATLANTA â If the U.S. men’s national team is going to advance to the knockout stage of Copa América, it will have to do so without Tim Weah.
In the 18th minute of the USMNT’s second group stage match against Panama on Thursday â which ended in a shocking 2-1 loss for the Americans â Weah was issued a yellow card when he swung his arm at defender Roderick Miller. The color of the card was quickly changed to red upon VAR review, leaving the U.S. to play the remaining 72 minutes of the match with 10 men against a remarkably physical opponent.
Weah’s actions served as a monumental turning point in the game, and ultimately had a direct result in the outcome. The USMNT were prepared to face Panama’s physicality, but as Tim Ream said afterward, “when you have to match that a…
