Trying to get into this World Cup thing but you lose & advance? Um...huh. lol Anyway - good luck USA vs Belgium!
Whoever emphasized that, didn't know what they were talking about.
All we needed was a tie to guarantee advancement. A loss and advancement was plausible with a Portugal win or tie (which happened).
I know the 1-1-1 record doesn't seem impressive. But we took down our Kyrponite (Ghana), had a world powerhouse on the ropes (Portugal), and held our own against a World Cup favorite (Germany).
Klinsman has done a great job of coaching getting much more out of less gifted players. True team efforts so far.
Go USA! Smash the Red Devils!