After last-32 upsets, US approach is simple: ‘We’re not going to go crazy’

The US trained at PayPal Park on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s showdown.Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFew knew what to expect from the newly hatched last 32 when Fifa expanded the field for the 2026 World Cup. After Monday, we’ve gotten an answer: it resembles international knockout soccer as we’ve known it to be. Favorites (such as Germany and the Netherlands) can’t rest on their laurels. Complacent play can, and often is, punished.The outside expectation is that t