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Ghana 2, United States 1: Recap and Player Ratings

Sadly the run is over. United States fell in extra time 2-1 to Ghana. They dug themselves a hole early going behind 1-0 in the 5th minute on a Kevin-Prince Boateng goal. Boateng was gifted the ball after Ricardo Clark

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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 17: Germany-England Preview

This is the probably one of the biggest matches in the Round of 16 as two of the biggest footballing nations square off. Germany started the tournament on fire against Australia, but a loss to Serbia made advancing out of

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World Cup: United States-Ghana Live Commentary

I’ll be providing commentary again for the United States game as they face Ghana in the Round of 16. I’ll should be starting about an hour from game time so feel free to stop by and leave a comment before

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World Cup Day 16: United States-Ghana Preview

It is a short turn around and the knockout round is here. The United States have to follow-up their tremendous win over Algeria with a tough match against Ghana. Ghana survived a tough group and will not be an easy

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World Cup Day 15: Group G Recap and Best XI

Group G finished up today as Portugal and Brazil played to a 0-0 draw. The draw gave Brazil top spot in the group while Portugal advanced as a loss would have opened the door for Ivory Coast to make up

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World Cup Day 15: Group H Recap and Best XI

Group H finished up today as Spain advanced with a 2-1 victory over Chile. Chile also advanced as the second place team when Switzerland were unable to defeat Honduras and settling for a 0-0 draw. The final standings were 1.

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World Cup Day 16: Uruguay-South Korea Preview

The knockout round gets underway finally with Uruguay facing South Korea. Uruguay were impressive not conceding any goals as they topped Group A. South Korea pounced on Greece before being pummeled by Argentina. They got a tie in their final

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United States 1, Algeria 0: Things We Learned

A day has passed and it’s time to take a look back at the the monumental game played by the United States on Wednesday. The win saw United States top Group C and advance into the Round of 16. The

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World Cup Day 14: Group E Recap And Best XI

Japan have impressed me. I had a pretty low opinion of their chances at this tournament, but they advanced out of their group with two victories after they defeated Denmark 3-1. In the other final game, Netherlands topped the group

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