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Originally Posted by Solecismic
The best thing about the USA match was the finish. Just getting a chance in the box after 90 minutes of running around. As Klinsmann said, it was a very tough schedule in hot and humid conditions.
But most of the match... meh. Germany was in complete control and only a few really good clears, good positioning and decisions on Howard's part and a little luck kept it from being 2-0 or much worse. If the US just had better ball control in the middle... this is a pretty good back line and a very good goaltender.
USA deserves advancement because of an excellent performance against Portugal and a performance very much like today's (only against a lesser squad) against Ghana. That's how the cup works, and I'm looking forward to Belgium - I think the US has more than a decent chance to go out against Argentina on the 5th. This is a very different team than we've seen in the past with the US.
Germany/France will be fun.
Sorry for your news, DT.
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That Jim.
Yeah - I think we have a good shot against Belgium. They're a talented young team, but they haven't looked overpowering.