As I write this, South Africa have probably been the poorest team so far in the tournament, but could that simply be a case of being overwhelmed by the occasion of playing the opening match against ...

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Christian Pulisic returned from injury as a reserve-heavy squad battled Turkey before falling, 3-2, on a goal late in ...