Despite having its great figures such as Sergiño Dest of Barcelona, Weston McKennie in Juventus, Josh Sargent in Norwich, to mention just some of the names of the golden generation of the United States, Berhalter’s men failed to get past the goalless draw.
For the first time in their history they had to visit one of the most hostile pitches in the Concacaf area, the Cuscatlán stadium From El Salvador. And it is that the environment that is lived off the field, they transmit them to the field, putting a lot of pressure on the opposing team.
Even Tyler adams, RB Leipzig footballer, ruled that he would prefer to visit France and England before having to travel to El Salvador again, synonymous with that the Americans were not comfortable in the most hostile field of Concacaf.
Tyler Adams 🗣
“It was unbelievable. The atmosphere was hostile to say the least. The pitch obviously isn’t great. The ball … We can make a lot of excuses about the game but at the end of the day, there are some positives to take away … we gotta focus on the next game. ” pic.twitter.com/lOBvllIzNH
– USMNT Only (@usmntonly) September 3, 2021
The history of Cuscatlán and a sector of its hobby known as ‘Vietnam’
It took 12 years for the Cuscatlán Stadium to once again host a final elimination match, this after they were left out of the Final Hex for Russia 2018 and Brazil 2014.
The field of San Salvador is historically one of the most complicated, proof of this is that in the last elimination process of the Final Phase, the Central Americans only lost one match at Cuscatlán (0-1 against Honduras). They tied with the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, but beat Mexico and Costa Rica.
In addition, the General Sun sector is known as ‘Vietnam’. The name comes from the ‘Vietnam War’ and is known that way due to the hostility, violence and disorder with which some fans live the national team matches.
“In the 1950s there was a war between the United States and Vietnam, Vietnam was a conflict zone. Sol General was not as dangerous as it is now, but it was not highly recommended. arrive, but as it was a conflict zone they named it Vietnam. The Vietnam War started in ’55 and ended in ’75, that’s why people said ‘to go to Sol General is to go to Vietnam’ “, said the former sports presenter of Channel 4 and Channel 12
“I never felt any stadium as I felt Cuscatlán, that fear that they breathe through the back of your neck. And those from Vietnam, if you feel the hostile environment” AS Mexico journalist Ricardo Magallán said during a debate that took place this Friday with Central American journalists.