On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands team played against the US team.
In the end, the Dutch team defeated the US team 3:1 and entered the quarterfinals first.
The picture shows players from both sides fighting for the ball.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
(Qatar World Cup) American football will come to Japan for a long time. Four years later, the host will be "a hero"
China News Agency, Beijing, December 4th (Reporter Wang Zumin) When the 1:3 loss to the Dutch team was fixed at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, the US team's Qatar World Cup tour also came to an end.
This is the first knockout match of the tournament and the 11th time the U.S. team has played on the World Cup stage.
As one of the veterans of the World Cup, the US team was one of the 13 participating teams in the first World Cup in 1930 and won the third place.
After finishing 10th in the 1950 World Cup, American football entered a 40-year hibernation period.
On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands team played against the US team.
In the end, the Dutch team defeated the US team 3:1 and entered the quarterfinals first.
The picture shows the game scene.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
It was this long period of silence that made the world forget that, besides basketball, football, ice hockey and women's soccer, there is also men's soccer in American ball games.
In 1988, the United States successfully won the right to host the 1994 World Cup.
It was by taking advantage of this opportunity that American football started again and entered a new stage of development.
Since the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the US team has entered the World Cup finals for seven consecutive times, and advanced to the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
After missing the last World Cup, the US team spent four years rebuilding.
In this U.S. team, one-third of the players are "post-00s", and half are "post-98s".
It was this vigorous team that drew 1:1 with the Wales team led by former Real Madrid star Bale in the group stage, drew 0:0 with the favorite England team, and defeated the Asian champion Iran 1:0, with 1 win and 2 draws. Successfully advanced, it is one of the five undefeated teams in the group stage, and it is also the youngest team in the top 16.
On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands team played against the US team.
The picture shows the moment the US team scored.
The rise of a group of young players is the greatest wealth of the US team.
In the first game against the Welsh team, the "post-00" Weah who played for the Ligue 1 Lille team opened the scoring for the US team; the midfield group of "Home Alone" created a stable line of defense for the US team.
In the group stage, the US team only conceded 1 goal, and that goal was a penalty kick by former Real Madrid star Bale.
The 24-year-old Premier League Chelsea forward Pulisic is not only the young captain of the United States, but also the core and soul of the team's offense.
In the game against England, it was his many threatening shots that forced the England team to retreat and defend, so he was named the best player in that 0-goal game; in the game against Iran , he scored the winning goal; Haji Wright broke the goal of the Dutch team, which also came from his wonderful pass.
Of course, youth is capital, and growth also requires a price.
Losing 1:3 to the third World Cup runner-up and the favorite to win this cup, the Dutch team, is the tuition paid for growth by the US team, which is still immature in technology and lacks experience in major competitions.
For American football, the World Cup in Qatar is just a "node" connecting the past and the future.
Looking back, this young team has continued the 32-year development stage of American football since 1990; facing the future, Qatar is the starting point for American football to climb to a higher level and a higher level.
On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands team played against the US team.
In the end, the Dutch team defeated the US team 3:1 and entered the quarterfinals first.
The picture shows the moment the US team scored.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Because four years later, they are the hosts again.
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is the first time that the World Cup will be jointly hosted by the three countries.
At that time, most of the current US team players are still in their prime, and the US team will also be a mature, stable and experienced team.
As U.S. coach Greg Bernhardt said after the loss to the Netherlands, the Netherlands are the benchmark for teams at this level, but the U.S. "will win a game like this one day".
This day, perhaps in four years.
If fans all over the world have re-acquainted with American football since the 1994 World Cup in the United States, then after the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, this North American team may appear for the first time on the "elite map" of international football.
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