"And, in fact, they seemed to be the better team against Ghana." Hardly. The US was utterly out-classed in the first half. They didn't push their attacks as

"And, in fact, they seemed to be the better team against Ghana." Hardly. The US was utterly out-classed in the first half. They didn't push their attacks as hard as the Ghanans, and they couldn't get their defense in place reliably. Things evened up in the second half and overtimes, but it never felt to me like there was a point where the US dominated the game.