USA Soccer...

Was a total disappointment this World Cup. They played flat and poorly overall. The only game where they actually played like they were interested in winning was against Italy. If they played with that type of urgency the entire cup, they might have scored more than one goal for themselves.

This cup, for the USA, could be compared to a #1 losing to a #16 in the college basketball tournament. The USA has been ranked #5 for the better part of the year, they should have been able to show us a little more than they did. I'd say this World Cup was more of a setback for the US than a step forward.

Take a quick look at the FIFA rankings, here and then compare some of the teams ranked lower than the US against the teams who have advanced to the next round, by looking at this page.

Does it surprise you that a team like Ecuador, ranked 39th, advances while the USA, ranked 5th, can hardly score one goal the entire tournament? As well, Ghana was ranked 48th and was able to advance from the same group the USA was in, sad!

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