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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Ghana Edges Angola And Algeria Advances In Thriller

The first two semifinalists were decided today as Ghana and Algeria advanced. In the first quarterfinal, Ghana defeated Angola 1-0. The goal came in the 16th minute when Kwadwo Asamoah set up Asamoah Gyan who got behind Angola’s captain Kali.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Quarterfinals Preview and Predictions

The quarterfinals are starting up and the tournament should start getting exciting. A lot of the established powers have disappointed while Egypt and Angola have been the most entertaining teams in the tournament. The one Cinderella story left in the

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Honduras 3, United States 1: Report And Player Ratings

This was a pretty disastrous game at least after the red card to Jimmy Conrad. Defensively, it was poor while the midfield and forwards struggled with having to play with a man down for most of the game. There were

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LIVE BLOG: United States-Honduras

I will be providing some live commentary for the first game for the United States in 2010. The game is being played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California at 6 pm local time. I’ll be starting about 30

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Gameday: United States vs. Honduras Preview

We are a couple hours away from the first game for the United States Men’s National team in 2010. They will be facing Honduras a team that they faced four times in 2009. Both squads will be without their bigger

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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 12

The group phase is finally over. This group was all over the place during the matches and the first real excitement of the tournament. Gabon were unable to advance as Zambia got the 2-1 win to advance themselves to the

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 11

The group phase is nearing its end with 2 more teams qualifying for the knockout round. Egypt kept its perfect record with a 2-0 win over Benin. Nigeria finally put in an impressive performance with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 10

Group B finished up and we finally have set up some of the quarterfinal matchups. Ghana were not that impressive as they won 1-0 over Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso held their own but they couldn’t get the goal they needed

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 9

Group A finished today and it was pretty disappointing. Algeria and Angola both advanced as they played for a 0-0 draw. It was an okay game until about the 60th minute when it was clear both teams decided that they

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