The U.S.’s World Cup run is over, with the Americans left to rue missed opportunities against a team that was more prepared in the key moments.
The U.S. men’s national team’s run at the World Cup came to a screeching half, with the Netherlands dealing the Americans a humbling 3–1 defeat in Qatar in the round of 16.
Two first-half goals—including a dagger just before halftime by unlikely scorer Daley Blind—spelled doom for the U.S., whose attempt to come back came up short, and its time in Qatar comes to an end.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Blind scored in almost identical fashion, with Denzel Dumfries cutting a cross back to the center of the box, where the U.