What a disappointment! Just as I'd checked into my room across the street from the San Miguel (El Salvador) bus station and turned the TV on for the U.S.-Ghana match, Ghana broke a 1-1 tie in overtime to knock out the Yanks in what must be a shocking disappointment for a team that certainly had higher hopes.
But even European powerhouses (and former champions) Italy and France were knocked out in this year's event in South Africa, so is it any wonder? The U.S. can take some comfort in the knowledge that it's never been a world class soccer power, but still it must hurt. I've heard that the U.S. teams improve a little bit at every World Cup.
I think this might be why it's such a popular sport: even relatively poor countries like Ghana and Slovakia can knock out the mighty rich countries while lowly Honduras can hold rich and powerful Switzerland to a scoreless draw.
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