The US men's team lost to the Netherlands 3-1 today to get knocked out of the 2022 World Cup. The US team is very young (second youngest in the tournament) and it seemed to show in today's match against the experienced Dutch team. Both teams made mistakes on defense at times but the difference was that when the US made the mistakes the Dutch were very quick to put the ball in the back of the net whereas when the US had opportunities they were not able to finish off the chances. The one goal that the US did score was kind of a miracle goal that was deflected off a US foot with a spin that put it into the net but it was more fortune than it was a great shot. On the other hand the 3 Dutch goals all seemed so easy for them to score after the US defense failed to pick them up.
Hopefully the US team learns from this and in 2026 when the World Cup is in North American they will be able to make a long run in the tournament.
This World Cup had 8 teams from Europe, 3 from Asia (Australia isn't actually part of Asia but they participate in the Asian qualifications), 2 from South America, 2 from Africa and the US from North America in the round of 16. My guess is that it is going to be 6 from Europe (Spain, Portugal, France, England, Croatia and Netherlands) and 2 from South America (Brazil and Argentina) in the quarterfinals but I hope that I am wrong and one or more of the Asian/African teams (South Korea, Japan, Australia, Morocco and Senegal) will advance and play the part of a Cinderalla team. Most of all though I am hoping to see exciting soccer as I have seen the past few days.
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