PARIS — You can make an argument the U.S. men’s team turned in a great performance in the Paris Olympics soccer tournament, playing four games in 10 days, winning two of them by a combined score of 7-1 and losing only to France and Morocco, countries that made the semifinals of the last World Cup.
You can also make an argument the U.S. men’s turned in a dismal performance, winning against international minnows New Zealand and Guinea and losing twice by a combined score of 7-0 in games that were really not competitive.
But whichever one of those arguments you make, what remains inarguable is the fact that this tournament represents progress for the national team program.