A Look Back At The Slovenia-United States Game

The main talking point after the game was the referee. He certainly made a mistake in disallowing the goal, but now the question for the United States is how they move on from this game. They will have to avoid

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Slovenia 2, United States 2: Recap and Player Ratings

It was another mixed game for the United States. They started off poorly and dug themselves a 2-0 hole, but a furious comeback for the United States earned them a 2-2 draw. Controversially, the United States were denied a late

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World Cup Day 8: Things Learned

Another exciting day at the World Cup is in the books. However, it was also the first time that the refs played big roles in the game. I will have more on the USA draw with Slovenia tomorrow, so I

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World Cup Day 9 Preview

Day 9 will feature Groups D and E. Group D is getting especially interesting with Serbia scoring a victory over Germany. Group E features an interesting match-up between Denmark and Cameroon. Here is my preview of the games today.

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World Cup Day 8: Live Matchday Commentary

I’ll be providing live commentary throughout the day for all three games today. The first game will be Serbia and Germany facing off in Group D. After that there will be the United States squaring off against Slovenia. The final

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World Cup Day 7: Things We Learned

There were finally some goals. The second group stage games have been a breath of fresh air with goals flying in after a struggle for goals in the first round of games. The first game of the day featured Argentina

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World Cup: Slovenia-United States Preview

The England match may have had the hype, but the Slovenia game is the big one to determine whether the United States advances. When the draw was made, this game seemed like the one that could be tough for the

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World Cup: Day 8 Preview

Here we are ready for Day 8. The United States will play their second game against Slovenia which I will have a preview of in a separate post. However, the other two games aren’t bad. The other game in Group

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World Cup Day 6: Things We Learned

The tournament definitely picked up with Group H. Chile started off the day with a great attacking display as they defeated Honduras 1-0. Chile were attacking throughout and only some poor finishing and great goalkeeping kept it from being a

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World Cup 7 Preview

Almost a full week is in the books for the World Cup and the teams are now heading into their second group games where the pressure should be rising. Argentina faces South Korea in the first game while Greece and

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