USMNT will face the Netherlands in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup. The US soccer team is one of the unbeaten teams in the competition so far. They received best wishes from President Joe Biden ahead of their FIFA World Cup campaign through a call. Joe Biden has been following the national soccer team lately. After the USA’s crucial win over Iran, which powered them to the Round of 16, Biden took to the stage to acknowledge their win.
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The USA started their World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Wales. They then drew against England. They desperately needed a win against Iran to qualify for the knockouts. Christian Pulisic ensured that the USMNT is over to the next stages of the competition with a brilliant goal.
The soccer vs football debate has been going on for a long time now. Many had tuned in for the England vs USA match due to a big rivalry. Many thought that this picture could settle the debate once and for all. However, both sides played out a draw. But now Joe Biden seems to have settled the debate from his side as he wished the USMNT ahead of their crucial Netherlands clash.
President Joe Biden cheers for the USMNT
US President Joe Biden wished the USA soccer team luck ahead of their game against the Netherlands. He shared a promo video through his social media. The video shows Tyler Adams juggling the ball and kicking it, which came into the White House and President Biden catches it. Biden then said, “It’s called soccer. Go USA.! You guys are going to do it.”
Good kick, @tyler_adams14.
Let’s go @USMNT! pic.twitter.com/lEPC0UHXlI
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 3, 2022
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The knockout stages are here and the next game is do-or-die for the USMNT. A win could see them through to the quarterfinals. However, a loss would eliminate them from the competition.
USMNT had just one win from their group stages. However, they showed their talent and determination in the past three games, making them a deserving team in the knockouts. However, their biggest problem in the group stages was their finishing. They managed to score just 2 goals in their past three games in Qatar. Tim Weah’s goal against Wales was canceled out by Gareth Bale in their first game. Pulisic scored their 2nd goal against Iran, which became the deciding goal in the game.
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