{"id":516175,"date":"2022-11-26T05:52:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T02:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/usmnt-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-high-stress-world-cup-scenario\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T05:52:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T02:52:40","slug":"usmnt-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-high-stress-world-cup-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/usmnt-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-high-stress-world-cup-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"#USMNT only has itself to blame for high-stress World Cup scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc69a30bd2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc69a30bd2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/usmnt-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-high-stress-world-cup-scenario\/#%E2%80%9CUSMNT_only_has_itself_to_blame_for_high-stress_World_Cup_scenario%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;USMNT only has itself to blame for high-stress World Cup scenario&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUSMNT_only_has_itself_to_blame_for_high-stress_World_Cup_scenario%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;USMNT only has itself to blame for high-stress World Cup scenario&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mark Cannizzaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You knew it would to come to this for the U.S. men\u2019s soccer team playing in its first World Cup in eight years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Win and advance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lose and return home in the ignominy of not having proven itself as the advancing soccer nation it fancies itself as.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is what awaits the Americans, who seem to attract stressful scenarios like wool sweaters to lint at a laundromat, when they play Iran in their third and final Group B match on Tuesday in Qatar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Americans put themselves in this situation by letting their opener against Wales on Tuesday get away from them in the second half, turning a 1-0 lead at the half into an unfulfilling 1-1 draw with a conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach (think prevent defense in the NFL) in the final 45.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Had the U.S. taken care of business against Wales, Friday\u2019s litmus-test draw with England would have all-but guaranteed an advancement to the knockout stage with four points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Americans enter Tuesday\u2019s Iran match with two points and needing an outright victory to advance to the round of 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rarely do two draws feel such a world apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096311.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gregg Berhalter\" class=\"wp-image-24794391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096311.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096311.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096311.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096311.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The USMNT put itself in this high-stress situation. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s 1-1 draw with Wales, ranked 19th in the world, left the Americans angered and frustrated at securing only one point instead of three for the victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s 0-0 result against England, ranked fifth in the world and one of the favorites to win the World Cup, left the U.S. side buoyed with confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud, but our work\u2019s not done,\u201d U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said. \u201cWe have to win on Tuesday. We know five points gets us in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the Americans play on Tuesday against Iran the way they did Friday against England \u2014 and they can manage to score a goal or two \u2014 they will advance. Because they played free and were dynamic, all the while remaining strong in the back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were a lot of positives,\u201d U.S. star Christian Pulisic said. \u201cWe had stretches where we were dominant and created some chances and unfortunately couldn\u2019t finish them off. But we managed the game quite well and to come away with a draw against them is obviously a great result. But we thought we could win the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Americans had their chances, creating seven corner kicks, all of which were taken by Pulisic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see goals \u2026 on set pieces,\u201d Berhalter said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><strong>Follow all the 2022 World Cup action with more from the New York Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Other than their age-old problem with finishing scoring chances, the Americans looked in the England match very much like a team that should defeat Iran, which lost 6-2 to England in its first match and defeated Wales 2-0 on Friday, and advance to the knockout stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Even without scoring a goal, U.S. soccer took a significant step forward against England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Americans, whose growing confidence as the match wore on was palpable, were the more dangerous side. They had England on the back foot for a lot of the match, generating those seven corner kicks to three for England, outshooting England 10-8 and coming the closest of the two teams to scoring when Pulisic hit the crossbar with a left-footed missile in the 33rd minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Berhalter, who wasn\u2019t at his tactical best in the second half of the Wales match, employed a 4-4-2 shape in this match (four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards), which did a couple of things: It generated some terrific counterattack opportunities and it slowed England\u2019s transition to the attacking third of the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are a really athletic and well-organized team,\u201d England striker Harry Kane said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey make it difficult to get through the first two-thirds of the field because of their athleticism and their defensive organization,\u201d England coach Gareth Southgate said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re disappointed,\u201d U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie said. \u201cWe knew we would come out here and put up a fight and as you could see, we were all-in. I think we had the majority of the chances. We were more dangerous. We just couldn\u2019t get in the back of the net.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096095.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christian Pulisic battles with Harry Kane during the USMNT's draw with England. \" class=\"wp-image-24794399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096095.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096095.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096095.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245096095.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christian Pulisic battles with Harry Kane during the USMNT\u2019s draw with England. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That, of course, is going to have to change, because the U.S. cannot defeat Iran and advance unless it scores at least one goal. The Americans can shut out Iran Tuesday, but if they don\u2019t score, they go home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, here we are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Win or go home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing is that it\u2019s in our hands how we want to continue in this group,\u201d McKennie said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about winning the game, so we\u2019ve got to come out very aggressive and win the game to move on to the next round,\u201d Pulisic said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m very confident we can do it.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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