The United States fell behind early in their second-round clash with the Netherlands on Saturday at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and was unable to work its way back despite having its share of chanc…
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in Qatar and was unable to work its way back despite having its share of chances, losing 3-1 to end its run at the tournament.After a point-blank opportunity from Christian Pulisic to open the scoring in the second minute was denied, the Dutch scored in the 10th minute and again on the final touch before halftime after the U.S. had been dominating the final 15 minutes of the first half. The Netherlands added a third goal in the 81st minute to seal the deal.
The U.S. ends its time in Qatar after finishing second in its group after ties with Wales and England and then beating Iran in a must-win game earlier this week. They were attempting to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time since 2002. The U.S. found its footing later and were just descovering ways to get around the Dutch’s clogging of the U.S. midfield that had been so strong in the group stage, dominating the final 15 minutes of the half but giving up a goal to defender Daley Blind just at the stroke of halftime off another Dunfries cross.
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