The U.S. men’s soccer team played England to a scoreless tie at the World Cup on Friday, and the most remarkable thing about it was how easily it could have been an even better result for the Americans.
Led by Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic, the Americans out-shot England by a 10-8 margin at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. For long stretches of the game, they were so clearly the better team that even the millions of soccer novices who watched after their Black Friday shopping could have understood which team should be winning.
But they did not win, which means a victory in Tuesday’s group stage finale against Iran (2 p.m. ET) is required to advance.
