team usa wouldn t have made it to the round if not for clint dempsey. so joining me now, lance and ashley dempsey, whose lance s brother and sister-in-law. guys, it was a great run. lance, an instant classic despite the loss. you must still be proud, right? oh, yeah. we re happy. and congrats to belgium. better luck next time for the u.s. you know, the american team had to travel the most of any team. 8900 miles compared to belgium s one 45-minute flight covering just 1100 miles you. think that impacted their performance? we re looking for excuses here today, i think. oh, yeah, definitely. no, i don t think that that was a factor. i think that we didn t roll over and die and just give it away. so i felt like we were in it to win it the whole time. and it came down to the wire
so joining me now, lance and ashley dempsey, whose lance s brother and sister-in-law. guys, it was a great run. lance, an instant classic despite the loss. you must still be proud, right? oh, yeah. we re happy. and congrats to belgium. better luck next time for the u.s. you know, the american team had to travel the most of any team. 8900 miles compared to belgium s one 45-minute flight covering just 1100 miles you. think that impacted their performance? we re looking for excuses here today, i think. oh, yeah, definitely. no, i don t think that that was a factor. i think that we didn t roll over and die and just give it away. so i felt like we were in it to win it the whole time. and it came down to the wire
if they do make it through, they will likely face off against argentina. that means lionel messi. i give them the last word. shasta darlington. appreciate that. clint dempsey is team usa s top goal scorer leading by example as the team captain. i can only imagine what may next guest must be feeling. joining me now, brother and sister-in-law of u.s. national team midfielder clint dempsey. what did you think of the crowd there? it sounds insane. it sounds exciting. they were excited. pumped up. wish we were there. that may not the expectations are really hey for your brother. he has a lot on his shoulders tomorrow night. can he deliver? he seams to handle pressure very
shasta darlington. appreciate that. clint dempsey is team usa s top goal scorer leading by example as the team captain. i can only imagine what may next guest must be feeling. joining me now, brother and sister-in-law of u.s. national team midfielder clint dempsey. what did you think of the crowd there? it sounds insane. it sounds exciting. they were excited. pumped up. wish we were there. that may not the expectations are really hey for your brother. he has a lot on his shoulders tomorrow night. can he deliver? he seams to handle pressure very well, doesn t he? yes. these are the moments where he is bold and he ll put a stamp on game. i m hoping he comes out like did he in ghana.
tournament is something that is good for soccer around the world. nice working with you, fred. maybe there s a german version of cnn. kidding. thank you very much. frederik pleitgen. as exhilarating as clint dempsey s goal was for any fan of the u.s., imagine what it felt like for his family watching in texas. joining me now, lance and ashleigh dempsey, team usa clint dempsey s brother and sister-in-law. we have spoke on to them before. when last we spoke, there was a baby crying in the background. of was excited. there you are on camera. your brother was the star of the show for the u.s. again last night. what sort of emotional roller coaster did you go through watch the game yesterday? well, don, that s exactly it. it s an emotional roller coaster and it s just excitement and then with that will last minute equalizer, it was just we were just defeated. but we re actually in a good spot.