US soccer team staying at luxury hotel

Associated Press

IRENE, South Africa

The slogan on the side of the bus reads “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Victory!” with the Stars and Stripes painted alongside. The U.S. World Cup team is making itself at home in South Africa, ready at last to p n lay the games that matter most.

The Americans are staying in the 74-room Irene Country Lodge, a luxury hotel north of Johannesburg and south of Pretoria protected by stone walls.