It’s been said that, ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.’ But that isn’t completely accurate. Sometimes, the manner in which you start can have a direct impact on how you finish.
And in the one-in-a-million chance that the United States are still alive in the World Cup on July 19, competing in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the final, they’ll look back on Friday’s performance as the catalyst that jumpstarted their epic journey.