The United States run in Brazil is over after losing 2-1 to Belgium in the round of 16. After not being expected to make it out of the group stage, the U.S. Men’s National Team has nothing to be ashamed of. After fighting for 120 minutes in Salvador Tuesday evening, the United States could not mount a comeback versus Belgium. Belgium simply had more gas in the tank as extra time proved to be the breaking point for the men in
Friendly international matchups don’t necessarily count, but the lessons learned can certainly help. It was only a year ago that the men representing the Stars and Stripes lost to Belgium 4-2 in an international friendly. Outplayed and outsmarted on that day in Cleveland, the U.S. Men’s National Team will bring an entirely different approach this time around playing Belgium. A year ago, the U.S. men’s national team was in the midst of roster rotation central. Jurgen Klinsmann was still working on