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USA 2, Slovenia 2

James Joyner
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Another thrilling tie for the USA.

The 1-1 result against the England was widely viewed as a win, because the Brits are the superior team.    But Team USA was heavily favored against lowly Slovenia, so the 2-2 finish against the weakest opponent in Group C has to be considered tantamount to a loss.

Still, after an embarrassing 2-0 start, the comeback was pretty exciting.   And they were robbed of a third goal shortly after the second by one of the most incompetent refs I’ve ever seen.

But two ties will make it mighty hard to advance to the second round.

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2 responses to “USA 2, Slovenia 2”

  1. J.W. Hamner Avatar
    J.W. Hamner

    But two ties will make it mighty hard to advance to the second round.

    Not really… we’re actually in a fairly strong position with 2 points. Slovenia still has to play England remember, while we get to play Algeria.

    They need to win decisively (2-0) in the 3rd game, but the odds would strongly favor the Americans advancing I think.

  2. Steven L. Taylor Avatar
    Steven L. Taylor

    Actually, it was a pretty exciting second half.

    We got totally hosed on the disallowed goal, however.

    That was one poorly ref’ed match. The yellow card on Findley was a joke, too–it hit him in the face and he was called for a handball.

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