What was the mood inside the U.S. team following its 1-1 draw with Wales?

"I think we lost a little bit of power, but in the same sense, Wales stepped up their pressure and we had some good counter-attacking opportunities," Berhalter told Fox after the match. "We kept going till the end. It was a hard-fought game. We left everything out there."

U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner seemed to deliver a more accurate snapshot in the mixed zone who described a "sour feeling" among the team.

“We gave them a lifeline," Turner said in the mixed zone. "We dropped two points.”

And we never mind riffing on this classic Post front page to sum up the vibes.

The United States could have had three points. The United States should have had three points.

Instead, a poor second half punctuated by a penalty given away with 10 minutes to go left them taking just one point against Wales and walking into Friday’s game against England with pressure back on their shoulders.

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After 100 minutes of drama, the U.S. comes away with one point from a 1-1 draw against Wales.

The result may come with a little bit of disappointment after the Americans thoroughly controlled the first half and did not concede a goal from the run of play. "This was theirs for the taking, this was in the palm of their hand," Alexi Lalas opined on Fox's post-game show. There will be questions inevitably about U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter's tactics and substitutions in the second half (for example: Where was Gio Reyna?).

It sets the U.S. up needing at least one win from its remaining games against England (on Friday) and Iran (next Tuesday) to advance from Group B.

(And it will be more than nine with the number of Wales players who have spent time on the ground during stoppage time.)

We'll let you know when it's safe to breathe again.

Wales star Gareth Bale ties the game from the penalty spot, beating Matt Turner with a rocket drive into the right side of the net.

U.S. center back Walker Zimmerman committed the obvious foul in the box on Bale, taking out his legs instead of the ball, to concede the penalty.

Wales sprang the attack by taking a quick throw-in, and Aaron Ramsey cut the ball back for Bale.

DeAndre Yedlin replaces Sergino Dest at right back.

Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah in the midfield.

Haji Wright replaces Josh Sargent at striker.

Earlier, Brenden Aaronson spelled Weston McKennie.

1. He's the son of George Weah, the current president of Liberia and a legendary player in Europe's top leagues in the 1990s.
2. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up for a time in Queens.
3. He became the first player born in the 2000s (birthday: Feb. 22, 2000) to score in a World Cup.
4. He played as a teenager with the New York Red Bulls Academy, where he crossed paths with U.S. teammate Tyler Adams.
5. He currently plays club soccer for Lille in France's Ligue 1, the same league where his father was a star.

After having little to do in the first half, Matt Turner was forced into action in an enormous spot in the second half.

After the U.S. struggled to get rid of a ping-ponging ball in the box, Turner leaped to swat a Wales header over the crossbar, preserving the 1-0 lead.

The Welsh team is applying noticeably more pressure and carrying more possession in the early stages of the second half.

U.S. goalie Matt Turner dealt calmly with a Wales corner kick that bounced into the box, and a couple of Welsh forays down the left side -- targeting U.S. right back Sergino Dest -- have been foiled.

Feel the joy of watching other people -- United States soccer fans, that is -- feel joy.

Check out a few of our favorite reaction videos as folks experienced Tim Weah's goal that gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead over Wales in its World Cup opener.

The first World Cup goal for the United States in eight years belongs to Tim Weah.

The right winger opened the scoring against Wales with a smooth finish past Wayne Hennessey in the 36th minute after continuous pressure from the Americans marked the early stretch of the game.

The Americans would take that 1-0 lead to the half.

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