U.S. gains confidence but not win in scoreless tie against England
AL KHOR, Qatar — Soccer isn’t always about winning and losing. Sometimes it’s about how you play the game. Take Friday’s World Cup match between the United States and England, the No. 5 team in the world. Not so long ago, that would have been one the U.S. had all but conceded before kickoff. Not anymore. On this night, in a game that ended in a scoreless tie, it was the Americans who were in ...
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Nov 25, 2022
3 minutes
AL KHOR, Qatar — Soccer isn’t always about winning and losing. Sometimes it’s about how you play the game.
Take Friday’s World Cup match between the United States and England, the No. 5 team in the world. Not so long ago, that would have been one the U.S. had all but conceded before kickoff.
Not anymore. On this night, in a game that ended in a scoreless tie, it was the Americans who were in control. They outfought the English and outshot them, outhustled
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