The U.S. almost shocked the soccer world again on Sunday but instead ran out of gas in the 2nd half as Brazil won 3-2 for their second-straight Confederations Cup title.
Up until Sunday the U.S had never even been to a FIFA cup final, much less take a 2-0 lead at the half.
The U.S. showed a ton of heart and skill but lacked one thing that the Brazilians had plenty of in the 2nd half which was stamina. The Brazilians just seemed to be get faster and faster as the match rolled on while the Americans were slowing down.
Even though the Americans gave up a demanding two-goal lead in the 2nd half, there is still such a thing as a moral victory when you look back on this Confederations Cup run.
Going into this tournament U.S. soccer was a laughing stock among the international community, and now with the World Cup less than a year away, I have to think they'll take the U.S. more seriously now.
Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan did the scoring for the U.S. and both had excellent tournament that will play vital roles when the World Cup rolls around.
If you're a U.S. soccer fan you have to look at the glass half-full here and realize the U.S. exceeded almost everyone's expectations but probably their own and that the real deal still lies ahead, which is obviously the World Cup.
The Americans can take a lot from the Confederations Cup by learning from their mistakes and building off what worked for them.
The skies look sunny for U.S. soccer in the future after watching them contend with the best the world has to offer this past week. U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!!
Final Standings
- Brazil -14 goals
- USA- 8 goals
- Spain- 11 goals
- S. Africa- 4 goals
- Egypt- 4 goals
- Italy- 3 goals
- Iraq- 0 goals
- N. Zealand- 0 goals
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