Why Seattle’s Pride match has caused outrage for the two teams playing in it | CNN

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Soccer can be harsh, can’t it? One second you’re celebrating two group wins and dreaming of the USA – maybe? possibly? – going far at this year’s World Cup. Then you play a meaningless game against Turkey, lose in the last second and your bubble is well and truly burst.

Well, that’s the reality for the US team waking up this morning, following that disappointing 3-2 defeat last night. However, let’s focus on the good news. The Americans are still through to the Round of 32 where they will play Bosnia and Herzegovina – a physical match, but one the USA can win. We’ll have more on all that later.

To start off, though, let’s talk about another flashpoint at this year’s World Cup – one that we’ve seen coming since December…

The Main Thing: World Cup ‘pride match’ in Seattle causes latest flashpoint