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United States 4, Germany 3: Player Ratings

It was a tremendous victory by the United States celebrating 100 years of existence as they defeated Germany 4-3 in Washington DC. There were lots of positives to take away from the performance, especially in attack, while the defense made

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Belgium 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

The US was handled by Belgium as their defense struggled to control a Belgian attack without Eden Hazard. Belgium took the lead in the sixth minute when a spilled ball by Tim Howard was chipped over the the goalie’s head

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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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United States 1, Costa Rica 0: Player Ratings

It wasn’t a game played with style as the United States got a valuable 1-0 victory over Costa Rica. THe US came out with good pressure and got the breakthrough in the 16th minute when Clint Dempsey tapped in a

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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 0, Canada 0: Player Ratings

The United States and Canada played to a dull 0-0 draw as the US’ final tune-up before World Cup qualifying resumes next week. The first half was slow developing as Canada defended deep and the US did not move the

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United States 2, Russia 2: Player Ratings

In their final game of 2012, the US got a draw in Russia at 2-2. They started off quite poorly when Danny Williams took a free kick that when directly to a Russian player who turned in into a fast

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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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United States 2, Antigua & Barbuda 1: Player Ratings

Eddie Johnson returned to the national team with a band getting two goals including a last minute winner to push the Americans close to qualifying for the final hexagonal. The US started off well and got a goal from a

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United States 1, Jamaica 0: Player Ratings

The US finally got back on track with a 1-0 win over Columbus. The US dominated the first half hitting the post three times, but the game remained scoreless. Jamaica started the second half with more pressure up the field,

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