Türkiye — USA

Imizuzu emithathu. Yilokho kuphela okwathatha ukuthi iSoFi Stadium iqhume — u-Auston Trusty ehola i-USA phambili ngaphambi kokuba abalandeli abaningi bathole izihlalo zabo, futhi ngokungazelelwe izwe elisingethe umdlalo labukeka sengathi lingababhubhisa. Nansi into exakayo: abazange. I-Türkiye yabuyela emdlalweni futhi yawina lo mdlalo ngo-3-2, futhi ngesikhathi uKaan Ayhan efaka ikhanda lakhe ngomzuzu wama-90, izinombolo zatshela indaba ibhodi lamaphuzu elalingakwazi ukuyiqukatha. Masikhulume iqiniso ngalokho okushiwo yi-xG. I-Türkiye yakhiqiza amagoli alindelekile angu-3.01 ngamashothi angu-9 kuphela — lokho kuwukuguqulwa okucacile, okusebenza kahle ngesihluku. I-USA yakhiqiza i-xG engu-2.13 kumashothi angu-18, amakhona ayisishiyagalolunye, kanye namaphesenti angu-53 okuphatha ibhola. Babusa izindawo ezibukeka kahle ephepheni futhi bashaywa noma kunjalo. Lelo gebe phakathi kwe-xG nomphumela liwumgodi abantu baseMelika abazowugaya izinsuku eziningi. Indaba ye-Türkiye yabhalwa engxenyeni yokuqala. Ngemuva kokuvulwa kukaTrusty, u-Arda Güler — umdlali weReal Madrid ononyawo lwakhe lwesokunxele olubonakala luhlala lulungiswe ngendlela ehlukile — walungisa amaphuzu ngemuva kwemizuzu eyishumi ngohlobo lokunyakaza olwenza abavikeli babukeke sengathi bami kusimende. Khona-ke u-Barış Alper Yılmaz wandisa umkhondo waba ngu-2-1 ngomzuzu wama-31. AbaseTurkey bavikela ngendlala futhi bahlasela ngobulili, befinyelela amaphesenti angu-77 okunemba kokudlula ngamaphesenti angu-47 okuphatha ibhola — beqinile, beqondile, bebulala. Ubuthakathaka babo? Amaphutha ayishumi nantathu namathuba amakhulu amabili aphuthelwe; ngezinye izikhathi ukuqondiswa kwezigwegwe kwaphazamiseka futhi ukwakheka kwenkundla kwavuleka ngendlela eyingozi. Inkinga ye-USA kwakungeyona imizamo — kwakuyingxenye yokugcina. Amathuba amakhulu amathathu aphuthelwe, amashothi ayisikhombisa aqonde emgomweni kumizamo eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, kanye nesikhathi esisodwa kuphela sokungena kwangempela esabaluleka: uSebastian Berhalter, obhukwe ngomzuzu wama-19, ngandlela thile wakhiqiza ukuqedela okuzolile kakhulu komdlalo ngama-49. Ngemuva kwalokho, ukushintshwa kwabadlali — uPulišić wangena ngama-58, kwase kuba ukushintshwa okuthathu ngama-76-77 — kwehlulekile ukuvula ukuvikela kwe-Türkiye okwakutholile isigqi sako. AbaseMelika baphushela kanzima ngokwanele ukuthi baphoqe ukuthi unozinti waseTurkey enze izinto ezinhlanu, kodwa abazange bathole inhlanganisela eyayisongela ngempela. UKaan Ayhan wayesenkundleni cishe imizuzu emibili njengomdlali oshintshiwe lapho eqeda khona ngama-90. Ukuhlekisa akubi kubi kangako kunalokho kubalandeli basekhaya. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli izwe lakho eliwashayayo kuleNdebe Yomhlaba ahlala ekhiyiwe kuze kube phakade — akekho owawasusa. Ngakho, kuwe: ingabe u-Arda Güler wayengumdlali owenza umehluko lolu mqhudelwano olwalumdinga, noma ingabe i-USA yavele yachitha izikhathi zayo ezinhle kakhulu? Futhi ingabe i-Türkiye ingaqhubeka nokuguqula ngempumelelo kangaka uma ibhekana nabaphikisi abaqinile emizuliswaneni yokukhishwa?