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Originally Posted by Matty81
Since the MLS started, in 94, the US made every world cup, 3 out of 5 rounds of 16, and one QF. To me it's impressive but I know that's subjective, I think most teams in Europe would take it - I don't think they've looked poor at all in the last world cup either. If their main feeder league the MLS was truly a super crappy league than the national team would be getting lit up internationally, which they are not.
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I guess we will have to disagree here as I thought they were thoroughly outplayed by England, a bad Slovenia team dominated them for a half before totally quitting and allowing the US into the game, looked okay against Algeria (but who wouldn't) and then again thoroughly outplayed by Ghana.
They had 3 good halves (2 in Algeria and 1 in Slovenia matches) in 4 games in the WC. They are lucky that Greene made that horrible gaffe or they might not even have gone through or would have got destroyed by the Germans.
They looked poor when playing the better teams they were matched against and those teams weren't any good themselves.