USA 3 Australia 1

News just in from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

And the reason for this result:

Americans were more technical - Coach Landon Donovan said, "we've been doing small sided games to death - not the mickey mouse version you have in the Land Down Under.

In 2011 we had:

Great (for the US) to see us using very small SSG for the different ages. Guess you Aussies couldn't come at it - not properly.

3v3 U8

6v6 U10

9v9 U12

11v11 U14

You guys, used the Dutch model, with an Aussie twang and it was half-baked.

Nice try...see you at the next World Cup.....maybe!