Posted on 07/01/2014 6:21:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
We’ll get 'em next time.
Sadness mixed with pride engulfed the nation as the United States men's soccer team was defeated 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 16 by Belgium on Tuesday in Salvador, Brazil — moving the "Red Devils" into the World Cup Quarter-Finals and sending the Yanks home.
After a closely contested 90 minutes that ended level at 0-0, the dream run for America in the 2014 World Cup ended on the foot of winger Kevin De Bruyne in the opening minutes of overtime.
Belgium's Romelu Lukaku then scored again in the 104th minute of overtime, putting a dagger into the collective heart of the country.
"It was a disappointment, but ... we were here, we made it — we made it through the group of death, we proved ourselves, we showed our worth," said Tyler Reavas, who watched the loss at a bar in Manhattan. "As Americans, I can tell you, we are proud of what our boys did."
Forward Julian Green scored the U.S.'s lone goal in the 105th minute — stoppage time in the first overtime period — and there was a flurry of late dangerous activity around Belgium's young keeper Thibaut Courtois, but it was too little, too late.
Earlier, U.S. striker Chris Wondolowski had an excellent chance to win the game for America in the 72nd minute of regular time, but sent a shot sailing wide.
The U.S. could get another chance at a World Cup run four years from now in Russia.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
“You’re such a stupid little b!tch...”
You talk like a fey soccer boy.
Makes sense now.
Ever hear David Beckham’s voice?
Great. Can we NOW quit hearing about how much we are supposed to get all hot and bothered about soccer?
So, now we can stop being assaulted by every type media telling us how much we are supposed to care about soccer?
That ends now, right?
Now there's a word you don't see every day!
Best news of the day. Now we can go back to following actual sports.
I read a lot of Shakespeare ... LOL!
For real. ;-)
“Headline: US loses to Belgium, ........................for playing the most boring game, ever.”
Well, the scores don’t really matter, right? Everyone’s a winner!
Indeed.
There is no ‘t’ in Ipswich.
This just makes me laugh. I actually laughed. This is "football".
Yep now we can get on with the NFL season and hear about Michael Sam 24/7.
I, for one, look forward to extend my unbroken streak of NOT watching or caring about soccer.
Ditto.
Yep, and the rest of the world is still watching.
Now you go back to your steroid softball and your gay rugby. And proclaim your winners as world champions in sports nobody else plays.
Good for you, now back to those ‘sports’ of yours: baseball and ‘football’.
I’d join you in watching the latter, but I am actually off to watch REAL men play sport. Not the p*ssified pads version you have.
I am off to watch a top rugby match.
Yeah, because baseball and ‘football’ are so quick and thrill a minute..........
LOL
Real sports?. Like baseball and ‘football’?. Don’t make me laugh.
They certainly are the way AMERICAN sports are set up. You have the most socialist major sports on the planet, yet apparently about 290m Americans cant see it.
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