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World Cup Day 22: Things We Learned

What a day! The first game saw an upset as Netherlands fought back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Brazil 2-1. Both goals came off set pieces as Brazil’s defense seemed rattled in the second half. Things got worse

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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 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 22: Uruguay-Ghana Preview

Neither of these teams are the usual subjects when it comes to reaching a World Cup semifinal, but one of these teams will be there. Uruguay have used a strong defense and Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez to carry them

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World Cup Day 22: Netherlands-Brazil Preview

This match-up is so exciting as the heavyweights begin to face off in the quarterfinals. Brazil have been impressive throughout the competition and dispatched of Chile 3-0 in the last round. Netherlands have been solid in possession, but their attack

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A Look To The Future: Projected US Gold Cup Squad

The best thing about soccer is that it never ends. The US may be out of the World Cup but it is less than a year away from being in the CONCACAF Gold Cup where they will look to top

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A Closer Look At The Future Of The US Squad

A new World Cup cycle is set to begin for the United States and the first step is to evaluate the current squad and what there future is with the squad. Qualifying won’t begin until 2012 so there is time

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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 18: Things We Learned

The heavyweights progressed today as Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Slovakia. In the other game, Brazil started off slowly but two goals in a four minute span but them in control and they cruised to

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World Cup Day 19: Spain-Portugal Preview

It may be the final game on the knockout round, but it is a good one. The Iberian battle will pit two teams will plenty of talent and both teams will be disappointed with an exit at the Round of

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