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Wonderful, though frustrating, game. The U.S. had gobs of dead-on chances but couldn’t finish. The only non-professional player on the U.S. team, Connor Casey, missed several sitters, alone with the keeper, but hopefully he’ll learn from his experiences. (Amazing that the U.S. can now field a team of under 21-year-olds and only have one that doesn’t play professionally!) While the game was exciting, the only goals came from penalties. Final: U.S. 1, Cameroon 1. With Cameroon winning their first game, and with Kuwait (the other team in the U.S.’s group) winning their second, the U.S. faces a must-win against Kuwait to advance. (Since Kuwait is currently in second with the U.S. in third, a win against them guarantees the U.S. moving forward in the tournament.)

I like to root for the underdogs, so I was delighted that Charlton won, 1-0, but the game itself wasn’t that great, though the goal was excellent.