It matters NOT if USA wins or lose...the football is round...as is often a matter of chance taken by the one who lands the winning goal.
ULTIMATELY, it is just a game, and in the SPIRIT of Queensberry RULE - the best man or team wins, and support from ALL Humankind for such ENDEAVOURS, of a few mere players working in a TEAM, whom had given their best of Human efforts to win, and CRITICALLY, sports is sports, of a few players that DOES NOT REPRESENT the SPIRIT of an ENTIRE Nation....
As for USA, with its support of freedom and Democracy, a lost does not mean a lost of such values, or win which support such values, which is too heavy a responsibility upon those few courageous sportsman.
Rather, it is the SPORTMANSHIP of players, NOT naive or bleeding hearted over political issues, or the renown dirty tricks by mediocre players whom would scream in pain to gain sympathy from referees over what was only an HONEST tackle, that will RAISE sportsmanship and the game itself....
Should a LOST by either side occurs, then, in the way which Humanity had made mistakes since the dawn of Civilization, acknowledged such mistakes honestly without fear and favor, and correct it, WILL Humankind progress and evolve, as NO mortal is perfect.....
...A lost today does not mean a lost for perpetuality, as USA with its democratic institutions, education, and corrected way of life under PrezTrump and his team, will try and try and then, try again to win sportsmanship and skills to elevate and progress with its civilizational knowledge.... to uplift lives, not just for American sportsmen, but ALL Humankind, male or female.....