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...being caught in possession in his own third of the field. Reyna was stripped of the ball by Haminu Dramani, whose shot gave U.S. goalie Kasey Keller no chance, leaving a 1-0 deficit that the Americans could tie once but never erase. They crashed out of the World Cup, 2-1, on a disputed penalty call in injury time of the first half despite scoring their first goal in the run of play...
...hadn't done enough to win. "We didn't do our job either," said McBride, alluding to referee Merk's decision. McBride spent much of the contest futilely chasing long balls kicked over his head from the back line. This will likely be the big centerman's last World Cup, but if the U.S. wants to qualify for the next one, they'd better produce a top flight striker, and soon, as McBride was operating alone for much of the tournament. Still, the Americans had enough quality to go through. "Things like that happen," Arena said of the penalty. "They...
...herein lies another issue for the Americans. They have not yet put the ball in the opposition's net, which is pretty much a requirement to advance in the World Cup. Their lone score came on an OG - an own goal - grazie Italy. Although the U.S. was able to put Italy's vaunted defense under pressure, they were unable to finish. "Once we get into their third of the field, the crosses have to be better," says Reyna, looking ahead to Ghana. In soccer this is known as the final ball, and it hasn't been there. The U.S. will...
...wins the game it will end up with four points (3 for a win, 1 for a tie). That was good enough to advance in the last World Cup. But maybe not this one. If that's the case, said Arena, "that's life." It would still be a successful tournament, in his view. Should the U.S. manage to advance, their next opponent would be the defending champion, Brazil. And how does he like that possibility? Said Arena: "I hope we're the team facing them...
...soccer team's likely elimination from the World Cup is not the only thing putting Japan on edge these days. Mounting evidence that North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a missile has shaken the country far more seriously. On Sunday night, Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso said during an evening talk show that Japan would consider imposing economic sanctions immediately, and request that the U.N. Security Council take action, if North Korea decided to test a missile. Any test would violate a voluntary North Korean moratorium on long-range missile tests, Aso said, adding that protest from...