United States men’s national team fans were furious with their team after a shock 1-0 defeat to Panama in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal on Thursday. Perhaps some of the angriest voices came from former players of the team.
USMNT players from the past were incredibly vocal about their disappointment in the current squad and the mentality of the team.
Former USMNT players call out team
Perhaps the angriest voice was Eric Wynalda’s. The former USMNT forward who made over 100 appearances for the national team from 1990-2000 ripped the current squad to shreds in a nearly two-minute rant.
“I watched our tattooed millionaires embarrass the sh*t out of our country again,” Wynalda said in his tirade.
Now THIS is a good rant pic.twitter.com/5lAxi534yr
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USMNT icon Landon Donovan also took to social media after the defeat and called out the lack of creativity from the team. Donovan singled out goalkeeper Matt Turner for being put into the starting XI.
“It's a bad night for U.S. soccer fans.”
@landondonovan gives his thoughts on USMNT’s 1-0 loss to Panama. pic.twitter.com/MjzeUgrmHB— UnfilteredSoccer (@UnfilteredSoccr) March 21, 2025
Other big names from the U.S. like Clint Dempsey, Maurice Edu and Charlie Davies spoke on CBS about their disappointment with the performance vs. Panama.
“This is embarrassing.”@clint_dempsey and @MauriceEdu react to the USMNT falling short against Panama in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals pic.twitter.com/dTTPgBHfoI
— Golazo America (@GolazoAmerica) March 21, 2025
“It doesn’t give you a lot of hope.”@clint_dempsey on the USMNT’s current state ahead of the World Cup after their Concacaf Nations League semifinal loss ️ pic.twitter.com/FWMvJtqJtu
— Golazo America (@GolazoAmerica) March 21, 2025
"We haven’t evolved at all.”@CharlieDavies9 was not impressed with the USMNT performance following their exit against Panama in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal ️ pic.twitter.com/LsKNcWR25t
— Golazo America (@GolazoAmerica) March 21, 2025
The USMNT will face Canada in a third-place game on Sunday.
