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Player Ratings: United States 0, Serbia 0

It was the first game in the Bruce Arena era and with mostly MLS players, we got glimpses of what the full squad may look like come the World Cup qualifiers in March. The game itself was pretty tame and

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Player Ratings: Guatemala 2, United States 0

It was a disastrous performance by the US where they were just sloppy giving up two simple goals and needed just a bit more clinical finishing to finish the few chances they created. The US first conceded from a corner

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Player Ratings: United States 0, Trinidad & Tobago 0

It was a solid, if somewhat unimpressive result, for the US as they obtained a point on the road in World Cup qualifying. The first half was uneventful with very few chances ending up with shots on target. The second

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Player Ratings: United States 6, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1

It wasn’t a great start for the US as they conceded an early goal in the 4th minute when a simple ball fell to Oalex Anderson who was allowed to walk into the box with the ball and slotted the

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Player Ratings: Mexico 3, United States 2

It was a tense game in the CONCACAF cup as Mexico clinched a spot in the Confederations Cup by defeating the US 3-2 in extra time. Although the game was always on edge, it was pretty lopsided as Mexico were

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Player Ratings: United States 6, Cuba 0

This was about as straightforward and simple victory for The US as could be expected. They scored early through Clint Dempsey heading in a Timothy Chandler cross. By the 15th minute they doubled their lead with Zardes getting an easy

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Panama 1

It was another uninspiring performance by the US, but they still got a suitable result. They returned to a lineup similar to the opener against Honduras. The squad however struggled not holding possession and allowing Panama to pressure them and

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Player Ratings: United States 1, Haiti 0

It was another unconvincing performance by the US, but they still advanced to the knockout round topping their group with a win over Haiti. Haiti’s pace on the counter caused problems non-stop for the US but Haiti couldn’t finish and

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United States 2, Honduras 1: First Impressions and Player Ratings

It was a shaky opening game, but the US got a win that puts them in a strong position at the top of group A getting a win behind two Clint Dempsey goals. On the whole, it was a sloppy

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United States 3, Panama 2: Player Ratings

That was a crazy game to finish off qualifying as Panama needed a win and a Mexico loss, and up to the 90th minute they had what they wanted before the US scored two goals in stoppage time to win

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