The United States play their opening game today. “Unlike the Olympics, where Americans tend to dominate, the US has rarely shone in the tournament, although it famously defeated England in 1950. It is an 80-1 long shot this time and may struggle to overcome group stage opponents Ghana and the Czech Republic, let alone Italy…. The usual hierarchies of power are turned upside-down; the agenda is no longer Washington’s to command. It is not often that old enemies, such as Mexico, or relatively new ones, such as Iran, get the chance to “beat” the US. But either may do so in Germany if their teams progress.”
Read the complete article by Simon Tisdall here.
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