USA GOES ON
Posted on 06/25/2014 11:39:16 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
When the World Cup pairings were announced in December, the date U.S. Coach Juergen Klinsmann circled most prominently on his calendar was June 26, the group-play final against Germany.
That's the country Klinsmann, the player, led to a World Cup title in 1990 and the one Klinsmann, the coach, led to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. So playing against his homeland in his first World Cup as the American coach was something he both feared and embraced.
Now that the game is at hand, though, Klinsmann says he's feeling another emotion: joy.
"This is going to be so much fun," he said Tuesday. "I'm so excited."
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Bring on Belgium!
We survived “The Group of Death”!
Howard was amazing!
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corruption is rampant
Only the head official and the keepers can take the ball out of play. Stop the game. If he had enough range to palm the ball with authority he could have caught it and at least switched play to the neutral zone.
As well as Gonzales.
Bradley, on the other hand...
We can be grateful to have such a great goalie as he.
Americans are grappling with the mixed emotions of punching their ticket to the second round of the World Cup, but losing to Germany. The 0-1 loss stings but the damage could have been worse if it weren't for Team USA's goalkeeper, Tim Howard. He was the basis of the U.S. managing to hold its own with five clutch saves to combat a disappointing offensive performance.
Not withstanding, I believe Germany was offsides at the time the ball was flighted. The goal should have been disallowed.
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