Gregg Berhalter: This US team has come a really long way
The US coach Gregg Berhalter speaks about his team impressive performance against England.
“I’m pleased with the performance of the group but, more importantly, the belief of the group,” he explained to FIFA+. “That never wavered. What I saw pre-game was a team really focused on getting a result, and what that’s set us up with is our first knockout game of the World Cup (USA now face IR Iran on Tuesday needing a win to progress).
“This team has come a really long way and this performance should spark confidence going into that last group match, which is a must-win for us. Any time you’re in a World Cup and you get to go into the last group game in control of your own destiny, that’s a pretty good thing.
“In terms of changing the way the world view American soccer, we’re chipping away at it – and you need games like this one to be able to do that. And we’re not done. Hopefully by the end of the tournament we’ll give people something to talk about.”
