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Copa America: Final Preview

The Copa America has been filled with upsets, but the two most solid defensive teams have made it to the final. Here is a brief look at the game. For Uruguay, they seem to be finding their rhythm with Luis

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Paraguay 1, United States 0: Player Ratings

It was a disappointing result, but there were some good performances by the younger players. The only goal came from a set piece in the 18th minute when a loose ball fell to Oscar Cardozo who roofed his shot into

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US vs. Paraguay Preview

The friendly of Paraguay should be more of a showcase for the untested players after Bob Bradley only used two substitutes in the game this weekend. As a note, Edson Buddle has left the team camp which means there are

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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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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: Paraguay-Spain Preview

This is the last of the quarterfinals where a strong defending side in Paraguay square off with one of the tournament favorites in Spain. Paraguay advanced here by defeating Japan on penalties after a scoreless draw. Spain won 1-0 behind

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World Cup Day 19: Things We Learned

The quarterfinals are set as Paraguay and Spain took the final spots. Paraguay defeated Japan on penalties after playing to a scoreless draw. Spain advanced defeating Portugal behind a second half goal from David Villa getting the break through against

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World Cup Day 19: Paraguay-Japan Preview

This is the battle of the the lesser known teams in the Round of 16. It will feature two teams that prefer to counter attack so it will be interesting to see which teams looks to take control of the

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World Cup Day 14: Group F Recap And Best XI

This group had been dull but ended with an exciting match between Italy and Slovakia. Slovakia pulled off the upset 3-2 that eliminated the defending champions from the tournament. In the other match, New Zealand and Paraguay played to a

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World Cup: Day 14 Preview

Here we are heading into the third day of simultaneous games as Groups E and F will be completed. Group E has Netherlands on top, but an intriguing game between Denmark and Japan will determine the second team to advance

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