Beasley Admits Mistakes; Apologizes To Teammates

A miscue on a corner in the USMNT’s match against Brazil turned into a goal for the five-time World Champions in a matter of seconds.

At the heart of the gaffe was DaMarcus Beasley, who didn’t read corner and saw the ball snatched up by Brazil and down the pitch before he knew what had happened.

"The ball just went off my foot, that was it," said Beasley to the AP on Friday. "I don't think I've ever had a mistake like that lead to a goal in my whole career, so I was pretty disappointed with myself. When you lose a ball like that, it doesn't matter, you're on the field and you have a team that can put two or three passes together and go through on your goal. But it's football and it happens. I apologized to my teammates that I'd make a mistake."

Beasley attributes the noisy atmosphere in the stadium as to why he didn’t hear Landon Donovan’s call for a short corner, something that can be linked to the controversial vuvuzela, the South African horn that have been so popular in the tournament.

"It went on my foot. That's all I can say,” said Beasley “It happened and I felt terrible for it."

The U.S. went on to lose the match 3-0 and will most likely be playing their last Confederations Cup match on Sunday when they take on Egypt. Only a huge showing of goals by Beasley and his teammates will keep their dreams of reaching the next round alive.

Currently a Rangers player, Beasley has played for PSV Eindhoven where he made 56 appearances and scored 10 goals. He was loaned out to Manchester City for the season where he took the field on 18 occasions, scoring three goals.

His career in the U.S. was a successful one, given that he made 84 appearances for the Chicago Fire after being raised in the LA Galaxy youth academy. He’s also a stalwart in the U.S. Men’s National Team having appeared 89 times, netting 17 goals.

Shane Evans, Goal.com