THE UNITED States of America signed off a successful 2009 with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Denmark on Wednesday night.
The US qualified for next year’s World Cup, reached the final of 2009’s FIFA Confederations Cup and finished 2009 as the top team in CONCACAF World Cup qualification. But they failed to conclude [...]

The USA have become a familiar face at the World Cup in recent tournaments. Although never considered a realistic option to win the event, they have tended to be capable of causing a shock if other nations are below their best. The team’s best showing at the World Cup in modern times was their quarter [...]

A vastly under-strength USA side went down 1-0 to Slovakia on Saturday, with only a 26th-minute Marek Hamsick penalty separating the two sides.
Although the Americans were missing first-choice players including Tim Howard and Landon Donovan, they were in no way disgraced and Bratislava, perhaps best known for horror movie Hostel, was not the scene of [...]