ISTANBUL -- Dr. Eric Lamberg gathers his players together. "All right guys, you hear that?" the coach asks. "That was a shock. Everybody's shocked. You guys just took down England!" There are cheers, applause and crutches hoisted into the air in celebration from the assembled players and staff of the United States' national amputee soccer team. "And you looked good doing it. Where's our goal scorer? Musa!"
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Eighteen-year-old striker Musa Nzirimwo scored the goal that got the United States' Amputee Soccer World Cup campaign up and running, but he nearly wasn't there at all.