Ranked 6th in the world! That should say something about them. They have a lot of resources financial and stadia, but I dont think soccer has quite caught on states side yet!

And they were shown that beating the likes of Canada, T&T, JAmaica etc etc does not make a team one of the best in the world! Horribly exposed and embarassed by a certain gunner Rosicky and Nedved, they just had no answers!

This brings up the question? Just how does FIFA come up with its rankings? It applied to Zimbabwe as well, in the top ten in Africa but had never been to the Nations Cup until four years ago? (Yes I am from Zimbabwe). Do America justify 6th position?

I dunno what do you think? Are they better than say Ivory Coast? If USA were playing in Africa would they make it at the world Cup every year? Australia realised they were overpowering the Oceanians so they are leaving to join Asia! Should USA go to a more demanding continent? We will see...

Ghana played well I think were just unfortunate two lapses and they paid for them dearly! They didnt take their chances and relied too much on Essien and Appiah, they soon got predictable!

African teams falling by the wayside?