DOHA, Qatar — The devastating blow that knocked the U.S. out of the 2022 World Cup was a 21-pass Dutch masterpiece. It was class and ruthlessness personified, clockwork orange from front to back to front. It crushed American optimism that had swelled throughout two weeks in Qatar, and eventually sent the American team trudging toward their traditional exit.
On the stroke of halftime, Daley Blind made it two, sneaking inside a half-step-slow U.S. defense. And with that, although there were 45 minutes still to play, a campaign that had offered so much hope essentially ended with a dud.. It energized America, and felt like a breakthrough, capital-M. To the USMNT, though, it was simply the completion of one tournament within the World Cup, and the start of a second one.
And in midfield, the very players who’d induced so much optimism, for the present and the future, made costly mistakes. Perhaps their legs had gone after three herculean group-stage efforts. Perhaps they were paralyzed by the moment. Whatever the reason, Adams and McKennie were spun around in midfield, and lost track of Depay as the Barcelona forward advanced to the top of the box, found a soft spot between midfield and defense, and scored the very first goal from open play against the U.S.
The defeat, though, was not about individuals. It was perhaps about fatigue. But it was mostly about a level that the Netherlands rose to, and that the U.S. hasn’t yet reached.
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