Four Days After U.S. Men National Team Lost to Ghana in World Cup All I Can Say is Wait ‘Till Four Years!

The run that the USA was on came to an abrupt halt last Saturday as Ghana won the game 2-1 in extra time and knocked the USA out of the World Cup. My Wife and I attended our Nephew’s graduation party and managed to watch the first part of the game on the bar TVs. On the drive home we switched between the Philadelphia and NYC ESPN radio stations. Then we watched the rest of the second half and extra time on TV. This game and the entire World Cup comes down to this simple stat:

Playing more than 390 minutes in the tournament, the Americans led for only three minutes - the time between Landon Donovan's goal in added time against Algeria on Wednesday and the final whistle, clinching first place in Group C.

We kept pressing our luck," captain Carlos Bocanegra said. "We put ourselves behind the eight-ball too many times in this tournament. It eventually ran out tonight."

In the 62nd minute Donovan scored the lone USA goal on a penalty kick. In the 81st minute Bocanegra got the ball to Altidore. Jozy battled the defender and, after some contact, ripped a shot while falling down and just missed the far corner. That encapsulated the game right there. I also wish that first goal for Ghana didn’t go in but it was a rocket that got between Howard and the post. When the Brooklyn Dodgers kept losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series the manta was “Wait ‘till next year!” This team’s manta should be “Wait ‘till Four Years!” I enjoyed watching the team play and it made me proud of them. If you’d like to see the team play there is a friendly scheduled against Brazil on Tuesday, August 10th at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ at 8:00 PM EDT.