This is an opportunity for some fresh faces, and we're going to see what they are about at the international level. This game is important because it can eliminate some players from consideration, and it can improve the situation of others. |
This is obviously a great win for the United States and we're pleased to have qualified for Germany. In the second half, getting those two early goals made the difference in the game. |
This is probably the fiercest rivalry in the group. |
This is the first time he'll be our starting goalkeeper so I know he's really looking forward to the challenge. |
This match is a great chance for our players to show that they should be nominated for the World Cup. |
This was a real test of our team. We showed a lot of character and spirit and never put our heads down. |
This will be an incredible challenge for our players. |
Tim continues to be a very talented goalkeeper that we think, given time and the right opportunity, is going to continue to improve and be a terrific goalkeeper at the international level. One day he will be the No. 1 goalkeeper for the U.S. |
Tony did a fantastic job bringing respectability to the national team. |
We are a little more experienced, we have a little more depth, and possibly a better team than in 2002. The challenge will be very difficult again. The World Cup will only tell us what type of team we have. |
We basically choreographed this game. The team that's the fitter team is our team. Over 90 minutes it was going to be obvious. After 35 minutes you could see they were basically done. |
We beat a great team in Portugal, I am very proud of our outstanding performance. |
We eagerly look forward to seeing our domestic players. We want to do the best job we can of making the roster as competitive as possible over the next six months so we can position our team to be successful in the World Cup. We view this camp and the games in January and February as critical towards our preparation for Germany. |
We got beat and we deserved to get beat. |
We got beat and we deserved to get beat. This was the USA playing tonight ? it doesn't matter who we were missing. |