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U.S. lost to Ghana 2-1 in World Cup 2010

It is a sad time for American soccer.

While all of Africa was behind Ghana, the only African team left in the World Cup, the U.S. team was strongly supported by new

Jonathan Bornstein of USA looks dejected. Ghana defeated the USA 2-1 in overtime in the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa on June 26, 2010.

Jozy Altidore of USA appears to be fouled in the penalty area by John Mensah of Ghana

and old fans to soccer, many of whom stopped their daily activities to watch the World Cup. For those who could not watch, some listened to the radio and tried to follow the action as they listened to announcers detail the fate of the U.S. team as it lost to Ghana in overtime.

After the game, Head Coach BOB BRADLEY spoke to the press and thanked the fans for their support of his team and said  “we know that people across the United States have been behind our team. At the moment, it’s a feeling of disappointment for the team and for all our fans that we couldn’t go forward.”

Bradley said “Ghana’s a talented team.” Bradley did not expect his team to loose and said  “Once again we gave up an early goal and put a lot into it to get back to 1-1. I thought at that point we had the chance to finish the game. When you go down early another time (in the first overtime period), it’s just a case where you’ve put yourself in that spot one too many times and already expended a lot of energy.”

The U.S. gave up early goals in three out of four of the World Cup games and Coach Bradley realized this and said, “We recognize it, but just talking about it doesn’t always change it. It’s a hard lesson and one we’ll hopefully be able to improve upon.”

Win or loose in the World Cup, America is now a Soccer Nation. While the mood may be somber and sad across America and in the locker room in South Africa, American soccer has reached new heights, found new fans and will continue to evolve. As Southern California soccer player and U.S. Defender Jonathan Bornstein said “I guess we’ve got to wait four more years to get another shot at this.”  America will be waiting and will be even stronger in World Cup 2014.