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USA 1, Argentina 1: A Look Back

After having a night to reflect on the game from last night, there are a couple of things that became apparent in the US-Argentina game which might make it a little clearer for the US as they approach the CONCACAF

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USA 1, Argentina 1: Player Ratings

I will have a closer look at the game tomorrow morning, but here are the player ratings from the game tonight. It was a mesmerizing game that Argentina dominated in the first half but their defensive weakness was exposed in

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US vs. Argentina Preview

With the cancellation of the US-Egypt friendly, the US lost an opportunity to look at most of its first team players. Therefore, this game will be the first time since October that anything close to a full strength squad is

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US Roster For Argentina And Paraguay Friendlies

After a good and long vacation, I am back and ready to talk about the upcoming friendlies for the US. There have been some changes from the original squad due to injuries including Stuart Holden as well as Steve Cherundolo,

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UEFA’s Quarterfinal Dominance: A Closer Look

The early rounds of the World Cup were filled with the talk about how CONMEBOL region was dominating the combination. Heading into the quarterfinals, CONMEBOL had 4 of the 8 teams. They had only suffered only two losses as Chile

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World Cup Day 23: Things We Learned

We’re down to the final four teams. The first game of the day was a rematch from 2006 from two heavyweights Germany and Argentina. In 2006, it went to penalties, but this time it was a blowout. Germany took an

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World Cup Day 23: Argentina-Germany Preview

This is probably the best match of the quarterfinals. It is a rematch of a quarterfinal from 2006. Germany won on penalties after playing to a 1-1 scoreline after extra time. There has even been some trash talking as Germany

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World Cup Day 17: Things We Learned

The second day of the knockout round saw the match-up of some teams with good footballing pedigrees. However, both games ended in fairly big blowouts. Germany defeated England 4-1 behind a brace from Thomas Muller. In the second game, Argentina

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World Cup Day 17: Argentina-Mexico Preview

This is a rematch from the Round of 16 in 2006 where Argentina defeated Mexico 2-1 in extra time after an incredible goal by Maxi Rodriguez. If you haven’t seen it or forgotten the goal, here it is. However, the

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World Cup Day 12: Group B Recap and Best XI

Group B had an exciting finish. Nigeria and South Korea battled to a 2-2 draw and at the end Nigeria needed only one goal to advance and failed to advance after missing some easy chances. In the other game, Greece

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