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The United States men's national team will be expected to kick on in the knockout stages of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday, as they face a quarter-final showdown with El Salvador at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

The United States eventually topped Group B with seven points, squeezing past Panama based on goals scored from their three matches. It's a position that means they will face El Salvador, who qualified for the knockout bracket by virtue of being one of the two best third-placed teams.

Although they have failed to totally convince in any of their outings so far, the USMNT are massive favourites for this one.

Here are the key viewing details to see if they can deliver on home soil and a look ahead to this knockout contest.

Date: Wednesday, July 19

Time: 9 p.m. (ET), 2 a.m. (BST, July 20)

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TV Info: Fox Sports 1 (U.S.)

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Match Preview

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As is permitted by Gold Cup competition rules, USMNT boss Bruce Arena has opted to call up six players for the knockout bracket. And the manager evidently feels some extra experience will be crucial.

Indeed, Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore will all join up with the squad ahead of Wednesday's fixture, as well as Jesse Gonzalez and Darlington Nagbe. The former quartet all have more than 100 international caps each.

Howard posted the following snap of him and Bradley en route to Philadelphia ahead of the El Salvador match:

While these adjustments have received a mixed response from USMNT fans, it's tough to criticise Arena at this stage. As noted by Paul Carr of ESPN, he's had a fantastic start to his second stint in the hot seat:

These squad swaps will see some men who helped the USMNT progress beyond the group stage cut from the roster. Goalkeepers Brad Guzan and Sean Johnson have been sent back to their clubs, as have Alejandro Bedoya, Kelyn Rowe, Cristian Roldan and Dom Dwyer.

Dwyer will be particularly disappointed not to have been given an opportunity to show his best in the quarter-finals. After all, the Sporting Kansas City man played in all three Group B matches, netting in the first two.

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Fox Sports' Keith Costigan feels that while some of the praise for the 26-year-old has been a little over the top, he deserved an opportunity against higher calibre opposition:

Instead, some familiar faces are set to be in the lineup for the match against El Salvador, adding to the weight of expectation on the USMNT players.

After all, El Salvador have shown little to suggest they will be able to get the better of a bolstered United States outfit.

While La Selecta will be pleased to have made it through to the knockout round, their only win in Group C came against Curacao; those three points were sandwiched by a 3-1 loss to Mexico and a 1-1 draw with Jamaica.

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Eduardo Lara's side will need to find something extra to keep their tournament hopes alive. As noted by Steven Goff of the Washington Post, it's been a long time since El Salvador sampled victory against the United States:

It's difficult to see that run ending in Philadelphia, especially with so much quality injected into the United States squad.

El Salvador will hope the influx of new faces will disrupt Arena's setup and will be pinning their hopes on forward Nelson Bonilla to continue his goalscoring form, having netted twice in the Gold Cup so far. But at this juncture, it's difficult to see anything other than a comfortable win for the United States.

Prediction: United States 3-0 El Salvador