[dfwgator]

Fortunately, neither of those stolen goals mattered in the end; we won our pool anyway.

True, but I would say, we probably had to exert ourselves much more than we would have otherwise, and we only had a few days off before the Ghana match, compared to the time Mexico had off before their game against Argentina.

The sad thing, is the US was the only team to win their Group that didn't make it to the Final 8.

[curiosity]

True, but I would say, we probably had to exert ourselves much more than we would have otherwise, and we only had a few days off before the Ghana match, compared to the time Mexico had off before their game against Argentina.

Hmmm. I never thought of it that way. Maybe there's something to it. Then again, these are highly fit professional athletes, and soccer isn't exactly a collision sport. Seems like 2-3 days rest would be plenty for a full recovery, no matter how hard a match. But then again, I've never played at that level. Have any of the US players made this point?