The US is the decided underdog in this match. Our only hope is to keep the German victory margin small. There is no way Germany loses this match.
That's what everyone said last time we beat them.
I don’t know. Hope springs eternal and I don’t think a draw is an unreasonable scenario.
After all, Germany drew against Ghana while USA beat them. If the Americans can just put in a good show against a heavyweight team like Germany, it will make a statement that US soccer has arrived.
If we beat the Germans, it will be the upset of the Cup.
There’s a definitely chance. Germany really doesn’t care about this match, they’re advancing to the knockout round pretty much regardless (if they lose by a LOT they could be out, but that’s not going to happen). We advance on a draw or a win also, and could even advance on a loss if Portugal wins depending on margins. Now the winner of the group gets a better matchup in the first round, but that matchup isn’t really worth the risk, especially not for us, because both teams advance on a draw there’s a really good chance of both teams playing it safe. Especially if the field is bad, nobody wants star players hurt trying to win a game they didn’t need to.