U.S. players were still in the locker room after the 2-2 heartbreaker in Manaus on Sunday night, shell-shocked from Portugal’s equalizing goal in the final minute of stoppage time. American fans still hadn’t wiped off their face paint, and already, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann was being questioned by reporters — American and German — about a possible conspiracy theory heading into Thursday’s final World Cup group match between USA and Germany in Recife.

The questions were bound to come.

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