A team hoping to reach the knockout rounds can’t score only perfect goals. It must score the cheap and scrappy ones, too. And this U.S. team does not, at least not as often as it should.
Tag: World Cup (Soccer)
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A Strong Start Slips Through Americans’ Fingers in World Cup Opener
A late penalty gave Wales the opening it needed to pull to a draw with the United States.
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How to Watch the U.S. at the World Cup: Schedule, Roster and Expectations
The Americans are back in the tournament and face a critical first game against Wales. Here’s how to watch, and what to watch for.
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How Europe Decides Who Wins the World Cup
The global appetites of Europe’s major leagues shape talent pipelines from South America to Africa. That picks winners and losers long before the games are played.
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Senegal’s Aliou Cissé on World Cup Hopes and How FIFA Slights Africa
“What matters at the World Cup is experience,” Senegal’s coach says. “How do you want to have experience if you go to the World Cup every 20 years?”