The U.S. men's team is looking at its matchup with Iran as nothing more than an early start to the knockout stage.
"Our goal is to win the World Cup and in order to do that, we have to get through the knockout stages," defendersaid Sunday night. "For us, our knockout game comes one game earlier. You look around at the other teams and groups, and a lot are going into their third game having to get a result, whether that’s a win or a tie.
Before leaving for Qatar, any time coach Gregg Berhalter was asked about his team’s goals, he would answer by saying there are "two tournaments" — one being the group stage, the other being the knockout rounds. He’d explain how the team wants to focus on getting out of the group first, then focus on winning each game to keep advancing deeper.
The U.S. also failed to capitalize on scoring chances in a 0-0 draw against England, a game Berhalter’s squad dominated and could have won.
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