The U.S. soccer team may have failed to get into the quarterfinals in
its 2-1 World Cup knockout loss to Belgium Tuesday, but for many fans
who gathered across the Southland to watch, it wasn’t a complete loss.
From downtown Los Angeles to downtown Long Beach, Redondo Beach to Anaheim, fans were consumed with what many considered to be the most important test of the U.S. team’s resolve on soccer’s greatest stage. They were held to the last minute of overtime to be disappointed.
While the loss to Belgium was disappointing, that the U.S. was even able to survive the so-called “Group of Death” to advance to the knockout stage was a triumph.
Read more: For U.S. soccer fans, shared disappointment in World Cup loss to Belgium - Los Angeles Times
From downtown Los Angeles to downtown Long Beach, Redondo Beach to Anaheim, fans were consumed with what many considered to be the most important test of the U.S. team’s resolve on soccer’s greatest stage. They were held to the last minute of overtime to be disappointed.
While the loss to Belgium was disappointing, that the U.S. was even able to survive the so-called “Group of Death” to advance to the knockout stage was a triumph.
Read more: For U.S. soccer fans, shared disappointment in World Cup loss to Belgium - Los Angeles Times
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