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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Shots on goal or conceded don’t mean much. Soccer rankings are notoriously bad. The US in no way dominated this game. US quality of play was poor all tournament. Most US chances were off of set pieces, and Sweden defends those well, so it’s unsurprising that it was 0-0 game that went to the proverbial coin toss that is PKs.
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It's hard to believe you are posting in a soccer-specific forum because you clearly have no understanding of the game or did not watch it.  The US, after not playing well in the group stage, absolutely dominated in today's game and was the more dangerous team by any measure.  Their best chances were in the run of play, not off set pieces.  Rodman and Williams toyed with the left defender and there was a clear mismatch there that the US exploited.  Sweden not scoring was not a surprise, as they rarely penetrated the box and had only a single shot 85 minutes into the game.  The US had the great majority of possession and shots, and absent the superb performance by Sweden's keeper the US would have finished this game easily in regulation time.  As much as the US got lucky against Portugal, Sweden was VERY lucky today.

That said, winning requires scoring, and the US has to finish chances.[/quote]

Yeah, you’re wrong. You don’t understand what a quality chance is and how quality, technical players hit the ball when they are in a position to score. You watch too much crap US Soccer. Watch futbol and it may start to make sense to you.[/quote]

DP - I kinda agree with PP.  I feel like the US played much better and their best to date in the tournament.  However, if you look at how MANY chances they had to score and didn't, you know...

Also, when you actually take a look at how many takeaways Sweden had and passes that were not connecting among players, that says a lot too.  World cup level can't be played so carelessly.  I think that they demonstrated they possessed more technique than I actually thought they had, but I don't know that this game showcased that they were an A level team.  I definitely didn't think Sweden was better, just that the US wasn't that much better than Sweden.

I don't think they could have beaten Japan but even if they did, on a good day, the Dutch would absolutely defeat US I think.

I cannot believe that 3 US players missed PKs.  I get hitting a goal post and if the keeper saved the shot but, an air ball???!!!!!  How do you actually completely miss the net??!
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Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying: I’m NOT saying Sweden played better than the US. I’m saying that the US didn’t “absolutely dominate” Sweden, which is what PP said and I responded to. It’s not often - maybe never - when a team “absolutely dominates” a game and it’s 0-0 after 120 minutes.[/quote]

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