USA Ties Italy, 1-1

The US side played better today that last week against the Czech Republic. A 1-1 tie seems to be a fair result. The officiating seemed a bit questionable, especially the second US red card, which forced the US to play a man down for most of the second half. The US briefly took the lead in the second half, only to have the goal disallowed for offside. On replay, it showed clearly a US player obstructing the vision of the Italian keeper.

Our only hope for continuing now is if the US beats Ghana on Thursday, and that Italy beats the Czechs. If that happens, The US and Italy would have 4 points, while Ghana and the Czechs would have three points apiece.