U.S. Men's Soccer Team Falls to Nigeria

The U.S. men's soccer team lost to to Nigeria 2-1 today at Workers' Stadium in Beijing, meaning Nigeria wins Group B and the United States misses what looked like a great chance of advancing to the knockout stage.

A red card from Michael Orozco in the third minute left the U.S. team shorthanded for the rest of the match, and Nigeria scored once late in the first half and once in the 79th minute. A U.S. goal in the 88th minute was too little, too late.

The Netherlands beating Japan today sealed the Americans' fate, and it will be the Netherlands and Nigeria advancing out of the round. For an American team that beat Japan in its first game and came within a minute of beating the Netherlands in its second, that's a disappointing ending.