USA suffer late defeat to Turkey but eye Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup knockout stage
by Alexander Abnos at Los Angeles Stadium from US news | The Guardian on (#76JSC)
The US men's national team have already made history this summer. They scored the most goals they ever have in a single World Cup game, won two straight games in the tournament for the first time in the modern era, and wrapped up top spot in an evenly-matched Group D with a game to spare.
On Thursday evening they faced a far more familiar foe: World Cup adversity. And in the key moments - the kind of spots where knockout games are won and lost - they wilted. Kaan Ayhan's goal with the last kick of the game sealed a 3-2 win for Turkey, giving their disastrous tournament a positive ending. It also means the Americans go into last 32 - where they will play Bosnia and Herzegovina - with fresh questions.
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