Friedel Applauds USA Players

Brad Friedel has lauded the players of his national team USA for their brilliant outings in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

The Yanks have made it to the pre quarter final round in Brazil against the Odds. They got beaten by a very strong German side in their last group game by 0-1, but, despite that, they got through the group round.

They were equalized with Portugal in terms of points, but, their goal differential helped them get the no. 2 spot in their group.

Till this point of time, it isn’t clear which team USA would face in the Round of 16. It can be any of the four Group H teams i.e. Russia, Belgium, South Korea or Algeria.
The last couple of Group H matches would take place tomorrow and the outcomes of those matches would decide which team ends at which position in that group.

Belgium, having won both its games so far, has the best possibility of finishing at the top in Group H. If it happens to be the case, then, there would be a Belgium Versus USA pre quarter final match at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador next week.

Speaking in a Sports programme about this achievement of the USA team, Friedel said, “The supporters back in America would not forget this for a long time. It’s incredible.
Today yes, we didn’t have a great day in the office, but, we would be a team to watch out for in the next round. We have ended up one position higher than Ronaldo’s team. It’s quite special.”

Friedel, who is still active as a player at the club level despite approaching his mid forties, himself was a very successful footballer for USA. Before retiring from international football in 2005, he featured for the Yanks in 82 games.