USA

[jmelanie]

Make sure you call their game "pointy ball" to avoid confusion with real football. They don't like that!

Make sure you explain that they lost and so they won't be playing any more matches in the World Cup. We had to explain that to our neighbours when they asked us when the next game was.

[Factamondo]

thought the bubble gum kids are a refreshing addition to world power in 'football' not soccer now....defo ahead of england whithout a doubt and it shamesme as an english man but we have scotland like wilderness years ahead.....no 'great' youngters coming thru imho?

[QPR Richard]

English football faces a bleak future with the lack of talent (or should that be "quality"?) available. I'm sorry to say, and as a proud Englishman, I'm ashamed of our national team.

PS. To Americans, it's pronounced football, NOT sucker!

[West Acton]

Very impressed with the USA and they have overtaken us and left us in their shadow. They have so many decent athletic and skillful players

I would love to see Bradely and few others in the hoops

[Nick]

Am I the only one who wanted Belgium to win??..... focking Americans, you've got your football and the rest of the world has got their's!!!

[WeAreQPR12]

Am I the only one who wanted Belgium to win??..... focking Americans, you've got your football and the rest of the world has got their's!!!

Totally agree and you sir are spot on!

Westie calm down son, lets not make out the USA are world beaters all of a sudden.
Belgium were all over them and apart from some poor finishing they should of stuffed them.
To say they would beat England is a little far fetched. We clearly under performed but against italy we showed more than what the US of A did in the whole comp.

Can't stand them and pleased they are out. They defended extremely well so credit there but their finishing was woeful, if dempsey doesn't score a wonder goal then they will never score enough game and that is where they're similar to england.

[Busheyboy]

USA may not have the skill levels of some other teams but what they do have is courage, hunger, desire, attitude, togetherness and pride. In time, their skills will improve and long term they'll be a threat on the world stage.They showed more of those qualities than England did. I'd back them to further than us in future world cups

[maidstone_hoop]

USA will eventually become a major force in world football. its the fastest growing sport out there now and for the forst time just overtaken baseball in participation. Have a lot of friends who work out there coaching and also went to visit them in new york a couple of years ago and the set up and training is miles in front of ours. The facilities and set up put us to shame.
They sort out their league system and its also going to be a more attractive place for players to play. You don't see many english players playing abroad but i honestly think america could be the one place we see brit players wanting to move to in the future.

[Johnnykc]

I wonder if eventually they will have a football competition where only american sides can play in it......call it the 'world' series and crown the eventual american winners, 'world' champions?

[Kevin Mcleod]

Totally agree and you sir are spot on!

Westie calm down son, lets not make out the USA are world beaters all of a sudden.
Belgium were all over them and apart from some poor finishing they should of stuffed them.
To say they would beat England is a little far fetched. We clearly under performed but against italy we showed more than what the US of A did in the whole comp.

Can't stand them and pleased they are out. They defended extremely well so credit there but their finishing was woeful, if dempsey doesn't score a wonder goal then they will never score enough game and that is where they're similar to england.

Have you ever been to the states weare? Lovely people, i dont think you can have or your hate wouldnt be so deep.

[Fraggy]

Julian Green is defiantly a great future prospect.

I saw a program on The USA team prior to the start of The WC & Klinsman wined & dined this kid to insure he would play for The U.S. & not Germany.
He has scored 15 goals for Bayern Munich in 23 appearances & played for Germany at under 16, 17 & 19s.

WeAre I am shocked at your response, you normally have a good football brain, but I'm afraid that this time, you have allowed personal feelings to get in the way of facts.

[lymehoop]

most of the US team are Championship standard at best. What they've got in abundance is guts, determination, pride and a decent coach. Makes are early exit even more annoying, what we've got is gutless overpaid players who brick themselves every time they are on the ball

[jmelanie]

USA will eventually become a major force in world football. its the fastest growing sport out there now and for the forst time just overtaken baseball in participation. Have a lot of friends who work out there coaching and also went to visit them in new york a couple of years ago and the set up and training is miles in front of ours. The facilities and set up put us to shame.
They sort out their league system and its also going to be a more attractive place for players to play. You don't see many english players playing abroad but i honestly think america could be the one place we see brit players wanting to move to in the future.

There was a big interest in the World Cup. However the MLS is a different story. Yes it is growing, but there is still very little interest. Most Americans would recognize all of the baseball and American football teams, but I do not think many would even recognize an MLS team. They lost yesterday in the World Cup (some thought they were actually going to win), and now it is all forgotten until the next world cup in 2016.

[maidstone_hoop]

There was a big interest in the World Cup. However the MLS is a different story. Yes it is growing, but there is still very little interest. Most Americans would recognize all of the baseball and American football teams, but I do not think many would even recognize an MLS team. They lost yesterday in the World Cup (some thought they were actually going to win), and now it is all forgotten until the next world cup in 2016.

Are you living in the states then mate. Go there a lot and with 5 mates all working out there and experiencing it for myself certainly in the north it is massive now. The foundations they are putting down for the future will ensure its growth.
I agree the standard still needs to get better but its continuing to get better as is its following. As I said earlier its now a fact that its overtaken baseball as a participitation sport.

[Fraggy]

It is North America's fastest growing sport; with a population in excess of 300m, there is always going to be alot of Americans who have zero knowledge or interest.
As Maidstone has stated, the infrastructure being put in place is amazing; the fact that MLS is now starting to compete for players like Defoe, means they have come a long way since Beckham's LA days.

Forget the skill-set, it was the passion & determination of The U.S. team that has impressed me the most at this WC.