When the United States Men’s National Team scheduled back-to-back friendlies against the Netherlands and Germany in June 2015, many considered the tests to be too much for the team to handle. With the Netherlands ranking 6th in the world and Germany ranking 1st (and then World Cup champions), the 27th ranked USMNT should have been in over their heads. A Hawaiian by the name of Bobby Wood decided that the time was right to give the world a double dose of shock.
The USMNT first headed to Amsterdam on June 5, 2015 to take on the Dutch.