Landon Donovan was left off the 2014 United States Men's National Team. Many American soccer fans were just as upset as Donovan was with head coach Jurgen Klinsmann move. The move Klinsmann made could've have hurt his squad after Jozy Altidore went out early vs. Ghana with a hamstring injury. Altidore would not play anymore during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Imagine if Donovan was on the team he could have stepped in. I mean he is the all time leading goal scorer for the USMNT. The United States managed to escape the group of death by beating Ghana 2-1. They were moments away from a win vs. Portugal until a late goal off a beautiful pass by Christiano Ronaldo let to the equalizer. That match ended in a draw. Even with a 1-0 3rd match loss to Germany the Yanks would head to the round of 16. However similar to 2010 in South Africa during the World Cup, USMNT couldn't advance further a 2-1 extra time loss to Belgium did them in. However for a little under 2 weeks the guys of USMNT captured America to sit down and watch them grind, claw and flight their way through the tournament.
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