AL RAYYAN, Qatar -- It was there for the United States men's national team. It was there through the first half. It was there early in the second half. It was there with half an hour to go. It was there with 15 minutes left. It was there.
Everything the US wanted to do against Wales had worked. All the work they had done to break down the Welsh block, all the effort they'd put into containing Gareth Bale and the Wales attack -- all of it had had set things up perfectly.