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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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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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United States 2, Jamaica 0: Player Ratings

It was a lethargic first half performance by the US in their final qualifying game at home. They picked it up late in the second half as Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore added two quick goals that gave the US

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United States 2, Mexico 0: Player Ratings

The US is on its way to Brazil after getting a 2-0 victory over Mexico and Honduras and Panama drawing 2-2. The US did not start that well, with good high pressure. However, the US started to improve and showed

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United States 1, Honduras 0 : Player Ratings

It was a tougher game for the US than Panama, but a strong second half performance led them to a 1-0 victory that puts them in a strong position of qualifying for Brazil. The first half was defined by slow

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United States 2, Panama 0: Plaer Ratings

The US pushed to the top of the CONCACAF hexagonal by securing a 2-0 win against Panama. It was a comfortable victory as Jozy Altidore scored before halftime finishing off a great cross from Fabian Johnson. The US put the

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United States 0, Mexico 0: Player Ratings

The competitive CONCACAF hexagonal carries on as United States drew Mexico 0-0 at the Azteca getting only their second point all time. There was some controversy in the game as the Mexico had two penalty claims rejected. The first call

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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 3, Guatemala 1: Player Ratings

The US advanced to the final hexagonal of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying with a 3-1 victory over Guatemala. It was a poor start for the US as Carlos Ruiz got behind the defense and rounded Tim Howard for a goal

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