Well, good luck making any sense of Group D. The US beat the Czech Republic 3-0, New Zealand beat Uzbekistan 4-1, then Uzbekistan beat the US 2-1, and the Czech Republic beat New Zealand 1-0. Huh? What that means is all teams in Group D are on 3 points, and the US is tied for first with New Zealand, with 4 goals scored and 2 goals allowed each.

The U-17s got off to a flying start on Sunday, routing the Czech Republic 3-0 in their World Cup opener. Goals came from Alejandro Guido, Esteban Rodriguez, and Alfred Koroma, respectively. (Captain Marc Pelosi came close, seeing a great shot from distance go off the crossbar.