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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Final Preview

This is the match-up that everyone wanted and it should be a tight match-up. The US has improved from their loss to Panama, but their offense is thin with Jozy Altidore out. For Mexico, they have had a harder time

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United States 1, Panama 0: Player Ratings

It was a better performance by the US this time around, but they still struggled to break down Panama. Panama played a much better pressure game and looked to stymie the US from building out of the back, but they

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Semifinals Preview

The semifinals should be some intriguing match-ups as the quarterfinals showed that the games are tighter than the games in the group stage. Here is a look at both of the semifinals. Panama vs. United States This rematch should be

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USMNT: Can The US Play With No Center Forward?

Depending on the severity of the injury to Altidore, this is a question that the US may have to answer in this tournament, but for one game against Jamaica, it seems that they can indeed play in that formation. The

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Lessons Learned From The Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals are over and the semifinals are set for Wednesday in Houston. Honduras will face Mexico in the first match while the United States get a rematch against Panama. Here is a look at some observations from the four

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United States 2, Jamaica 0: Player Ratings

The United States finally put forth a complete performance as they advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The US had a shaky start when Luton Shelton missed an open net. Things got worse for the US as

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Quarterfinal Preview

The group stage didn’t have as much intrigue as so few teams were actually eliminated. The one moment of intrigue was Canada almost beating Panama in the last game, but instead they were eliminated on a late goal. However, we

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group Stage Recap

The group stage has been completed and Mexico, Jamaica, and Panama were the winners of their groups and all three of the teams deserved it. Panama was the big surprise as they defeated the United States who did not have

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What Needs To Change For The US?

In the aftermath of the US first loss during the group stage of the Gold Cup, there has to be a question of what improvements need to be made whether they are simply better focus from the players at the

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Game Two Thoughts

There were a couple of surprises this round with Costa Rica being held by El Salvador, while Panama defeated the United States. With those results in mind, here are my thoughts from the second group stage games. Group A: Mexico

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