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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
And yet somehow they consistently lose once they leave concacaf, and often in concacaf. I love the fact that septics have a team and there is some interest in soccer down south, but they arn't close to beating the top ten on any kind of consistant level.
The FIFA rankings are way to kind to the US by the way, they rate them at 14, their real rank is about 20th.
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When does the US play competitive matches outside of concacaf? Once every four years?
2002 World Cup - Quarterfinals
2006 World Cup - Draw with Italy, otherwise disappointing tournament
They've defeated Sweden (twice), Spain, Poland, Denmark and South Africa and drawn Argentina since then. They've also played Brazil, England and Spain close in losses.
Your comparison to German hockey is laughable. The US squad is a legitimate world class team, their reputation is kept down more by the snobbery of Europe than anyhting else.