The US Soccer Team will begin their match with Ghana in about 15 minutes. To advance to the next round there is only one scenario that really matters — they must win. If that one thing doesn’t occur, the rest of the possibilities involving Italy and the Czech Republic just don’t matter.
I know soccer just doesn’t matter to most of the American sports world. My ties go back to playing in high school (at a time when Pele was still playing!) and it was the first sport that I officiated.
Updates through this mornings matches.
Ghana scores first in the 22nd minute to go up 1-0 (ITA-CZE still tied at 0)
Italy Scores!
SCORE! A beautiful goal by Dempsey!! Tied at 1-1
Ghana scores on a very questionable penalty kick and takes back the lead 2-1
Both games are now at the half. As I was typing the last update I heard that the Czech Republic has had a man sent off. Still, it all comes down to the USA comming back and winning this contest.
Italy did their part to win, but unless the US can score twice in stopage time it’s over.
And it’s over. The US has been eliminated from World Cup play.
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