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Player Ratings: United States 4, Guatemala 0

It as a good Gold Cup tune-up for the US as they beat Guatemala 4-0 in Nashville. We got glimpses of the possible lineups we could see in their openers including the return of Clint Dempsey to the US lineup.

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United States 4, Netherlands 3: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback performance by the US who won 4-3 with two late goals. The US created a number of great chances early including Michael Bradley hitting the post. However, the Netherlands scored first was Huntelaar heading home

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Mexico 0

It was not an official FIFA date so the match-up of the CONCACAF giants was mostly a battle between domestic league players and for the US it was a solid performance. The US started off well holding possession around the

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Switzerland 1

It was a better performance by the US, but they still conceded a late goal, although this time they were down a man. They showed some good passing moves, but missed some clear cut chances, but both the US and

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Player Ratings: Denmark 3, United States 2

The US faced a tough match-up against Denmark as they were unable to sustain possession throughout the game. Despite that, they took the lead when Altidore slammed home a hopeful ball that he beat two defenders to and beat the

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Panama 0

The US completed their January camp ending their winless streak with a 2-0 goal against Panama. It was a great first start for Gyasi Zardes who was dangerous the entire game. Michael Bradley got the first goal directly from a

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Player Ratings: Chile 3, United States 2

The US started off brightly getting a goal from Brek Shea but conceded another. However, the US conceded quickly before matching Chile and getting a nice goal from Jozy Altidore. In the second half, Chile pushed the tempo and pinned

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Player Ratings: Colombia 2, United States 1

The United States got an early goal from a penalty with Pablo Armero who handled the ball with Altidore converting from the spot. Colombia, though, controlled the game and generated a number of chances including what should have been a

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Honduras 1

The US played to a disappointing 1-1 draw getting an early goal from Jozy Altidore who beat the goalie at the near post. Despite the early goal, Honduras stayed compact and made it difficult for the US. The second half

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Ecuador 1

Landon Donovan had his national team farewell, where he was solid for the US before making way to a younger group who did well for most of the game taking the lead early in the 5th minute through Mix Diskerud

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