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A huge night for the USMNT! Winners and losers as Gio Reyna and Folarin Balogun overwhelm helpless Ghana

The U.S. men's national team entered Tuesday's friendly against Ghana as favorites, but this? This was unbelievable. This wasn't a win; it was a beatdown. It was one-sided, it was decisive, it was, at times, almost unfair.

Tuesday's friendly was never a contest, and there was nothing friendly about how the USMNT attack treated those on the other side. Following a 3-1 loss to Germany, the U.S. was vicious in Tuesday's 4-0 beatdown of Ghana as Gregg Berhalter's side made sure to make a statement in victory.

They missed their chance to make that statement against Germany, and that defeat certainly spurred on what we saw against Ghana. The U.S. wants to be on Germany's level, and there's work to be done to get there but, based on what we saw on Tuesday, it's safe to say the U.S. is already far beyond this Black Stars team.

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On Tuesday, it was about as one-sided as it can be, as the U.S. took something of a step forward after failing to do so last time out.