The United States men's national under-20 soccer team celebrated their qualification for the U-20 World Cup in just 5 seconds. They got into a fight with another country. A lot of mass confrontations were avoided by the American team at the U-20 Championship quater- final. After the USA's 2-0 victory, there was a tipping point for the pushing and shoving. A Costa Rican player is waved goodbye by an American forward due to the missing of the U-20 World Cup. The teams got into a fight after the player charged him. The opening moments of the post game confrontation are shown on the Fox Sports cameras. The players from both teams and the officials from the region are present. In the area where the chaos began, a US player is down on the ground. There are several small skirmishes from there.
More kicks, with studded cleats on, can be seen thrown by players than punches. No one appeared to be hurt in the fight, which lasted less than a minute. There has been no announcement of supplemental action by US Soccer. Neither organization has said anything about the extracurriculars. I wonder if the post-game passion is ok by the confederation.
The game didn't affect the United States senior national team's status for the World Cup. Next-to-no publicity has been given to the near-brawl. This isn't a situation where you sweep it under the rug. It is a small miracle that no one was hurt. Athletes who play outside the confines of the NBA and NFL often get a pass for their on-field fights, while those who brawl in predominantly Black sports get labeled "thugs" and their conduct pointed to as some ill- There was a lot of talk about the U-20 teams.
The crop of USA U-20s may be diverse, but they pale in comparison to the Black representation of the NBA and the NFL. It is possible that Tuesday night's melee would draw more mainstream attention if the Yankees looked like the Lakers or the Pats. The incident didn't move any needles.
Teenagers wearing the US crest aren't the only ones. The last time the U-20 World Cup was held, 11 players went on to represent the USA at the senior level. Sergino Dest and Tim Weah are going to be on the squad. Paxten's brother is a member of the USMNT. The US U-20s will play Honduras on Friday with a spot in the Olympics on the line. It will be optional to fight.
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