USA lost the opening match of the World Cup against Czech Republic and, most important, they played quite bad, not being a real threat.

“It was very disappointing. I can’t explain why those things happen,” Arena said after Monday’s match. When asked to evaluate his players’ individual performances, he singled out captain Claudio Reyna as the […]

Bruce Arena think the better team win and Karel Bruckner agrees with him.

Bruce ARENA (USA)
It was certainly a very poor start to the game, down a goal in the first five minutes of the game against a team like the Czech Republic, which actually defends very well and at that point were very comfortable in […]

The only think shadowing the match is the injury of Koller, unfortuantely not do bad as initially thought.

Tomas ROSICKY (CZE) (Budweiser Man of the Match)
I am used to playing on this field against Schalke and I normally play well on this pitch. Today was no exception, I guess.
Tomas UJFALUSI (CZE)
It’s a good start, but we […]

Czech Republic looked like a serious contender. A well structured team that plays straight to the goal.
Rosicky scored 2 goals, with Koller opening the fiesta.
Unfortunately, Czechs might have been hit the hardest by the injury of their star striker, Jan Koller. With Baros missing from the team as well and the strategy created around Koller, […]

USA is knocked out:
76′: Rosicky scores again with a beautiful chip over the keeper. 3-0 for Czech Republic against USA

What a gooooaaaaal…..
35′: Rosicky
Finally, Czechs show why they are the second team in the World.

26′: Shot in the goalpost by Reyna

5′: Another quick goal: Koller heads the ball into the net. 1-0 Czech Republic.
Will this goal mean that the game will follow the same road as fast scoring games until now? The Czech Republic will try to keep this result?

The title should have been “USA is sick and tired of training”, because their are not phisically tired, but they, especially coach Bruce Arena, have had enough training. They just want to get it started.

“We’ve prepared for one month and are eagerly anticipating the first game,” said Arena, whose nine-year tenure makes him the […]

USA has definetly seen the rise of a leader in the last years. Landon Donovan has become the Americans’ most flamboyant scoring threat, the top set-up man, and developed a maturity to match his skills.

“It’s my time now to rise to the occasion,” Donovan said. “I’ve had a little bit of a wake-up call. I […]