“Despite Saturday’s loss, the tournament was in some respects an undeniable success for the U.S.,” Louisa Thomas writes, on the World Cup in Qatar.
, he’d hurtled toward the goal—and the keeper—at just the moment that Sergiño Dest was heading a perfect cross. His foot batted the ball into the goal a half second before he crashed into the keeper, and he sustained what was originally described as an abdominal injury and then a pelvic contusion, but which appeared to viewers as something rather more severe.
The question was how ready Pulisic would be to play against the Netherlands. It took less than three minutes to find out. He received a nice chip from Tyler Adams and took a shot, saved by the long legs of the tall Dutch keeper. Had he struck the ball slightly more in stride, and directed a few inches off, he might have scored. There were other chances—crosses, corners, constant pressure.
It wasn’t the end of the game for the U.S., though it seemed like it at the time. Berhalter subbed in Gio Reyna, one of the best young players in the world, for the second half, and he had a few silky runs, but they stalled out. Tim Ream got his foot on the ball right in front of the Netherlands’ goal, but didn’t score.
Despite Saturday’s loss, the tournament was in some respects an undeniable success for the U.S. The Americans didn’t just make it into the knockout stage but showed an exciting blueprint for the future—fast, youthful, cohesive, fun to watch. Christian Pulisic wasn’t the only option anymore. He didn’t have to do it all. And yet, what he did wasn’t enough. The Americans weren’t finishing their chances; there needed to be a better option for scoring; they lost their concentration on defense.
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