World Cup Update: U.S in Trouble
After waiting 4 years to get back to World Cup play after narrowly losing to Germany in Korea ‘02, it took the U.S. less than 5 minutes to find itself behind 1-0. Now granted, the Czechs are ranked #2 in the world and were expected to be a tough matchup for anyone in Germany, but the U.S hoped for better. After controlling most of the play after the initial goal, the Czech’s strike again, this time on a sensational bender from Tomas Rosicky. 2-0 now, with the Czech’s showing their superiority.
In this Group, the U.S is certainly going to need 2 wins just to have a hope of advancing. If they go on and lose, they would be in a must-win against Italy who always seems to play up to the World Cup stage. I was really looking forward to this WC after the strong showing of the Yanks 4 years ago, but after just 30 minutes all the optimism has slipped away…
