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United States 1, Costa Rica 0: Player Ratings

It wasn’t a game played with style as the United States got a valuable 1-0 victory over Costa Rica. THe US came out with good pressure and got the breakthrough in the 16th minute when Clint Dempsey tapped in a

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Honduras 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

I ended up watching this game on delay and had heard previously that the US had performed quite poorly, but having watched the game, it was not a terrible performance. In fact, I thought it was a decent performance with

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United States 2, Antigua & Barbuda 1: Player Ratings

Eddie Johnson returned to the national team with a band getting two goals including a last minute winner to push the Americans close to qualifying for the final hexagonal. The US started off well and got a goal from a

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United States 1, Jamaica 0: Player Ratings

The US finally got back on track with a 1-0 win over Columbus. The US dominated the first half hitting the post three times, but the game remained scoreless. Jamaica started the second half with more pressure up the field,

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Jamaica 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

It was a dismal game for the US in this World Cup qualifier. It was a poor game, in general, as there were very few chances created by either side in the run of play. The US got off to

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United States 3, Antigua & Barbuda 1: Player Ratings

World Cup qualifying got off to a start tonight for the US. It was a dominant but sloppy performance by the US. They really should have won by a larger margin and things were a bit interesting late in the

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My Thoughts On The United States-Costa Rica Game

The United States clearly know how to be entertaining. The United States dominated possession but fell behind after getting stretched by the quick passing of Costa Rica. In the 21st minute, Bryan Ruiz was able to turn on Onyewu got

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 10 Preview

Heading into the final round of qualifying, Mexico (18 pts) and the United States (19 pts) have both qualified for the World Cup while El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago have been eliminated. This leaves Costa Rica (15 pts) and

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Thoughts On Honduras-United States Game

This was a thrilling game as the United States qualified for the World Cup and left Honduras needing help from the Americans in order to secure their spot to South Africa. The game started off with the United States trying

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 9 Preview

It is getting to get very serious in terms of the qualifiers. Heading into this weekend, there are 11 of the 32 spots locked up for the World Cup finals in South Africa. By the end of next week 15

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