4-2 Belgium.
USA looked in over their heads. Belgium is a top team and they looked sharp. Clarence Goodson looked like a buffoon in central defense. Omar Gonzalez turned in a crap performance too--he should know better. When Demarcus Beasley is a bright spot for your team, you got problems. I though Jermaine Jones was solid over all, but he had a very bad tackle late that got him a yellow card. Jozy Altidore was lazy and uninterested. He left after half time and was not seen on the sideline. Speculation that maybe there's an injury situation there. Brad Davis...blah. Graham Zusi...blah. Compared to the polished Belgium side, the US looked like high school kids struggling with bad touches, terrible passes, overall weak skill.
About the only positive: Stuart Holden subbed in late and looked energetic and competent. Man, if this guy could return to his old form...he could really make this a better team. And the sooner Donovan is back in the mix, the better. I'm tired of this debate. Nobody else is bringing any quality forward motion from the wings of from anywhere in the midfield.
Also: Besler was a second half sub and looked ok. I don't know why he didn't start. I think the pairing of Gonzalez and Besler in central defense should get as much time together as possible. This seems to be the future.
I'm trying to be patient and reserve judgement for the games that really matter and when the US squad is complete, but goddamm, this team doesn't seem to want to make that step from above average CONCACAF nation to a true contender. It's frustrating.