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→ June 23, 2010
With a stunning goal in the first minute of injury time, Landon Donovan keeps the American World Cup dream alive and puts the United States into first place within their group. Facing three minutes from elimination, Donovan brought the ball upfield on a counterattack and Jozy Altidore’s shot on the breakaway was tipped by Clint Dempsey into [...]
→ December 4, 2009
The draw is out, and it’s joy for U.S. supporters and utter dread for North Koreans, who must be wishing that their dreams of Dear Leader becoming Mecha Jong-Il will come true between now and June. The U.S. has been drawn into a group with England, Algeria and Slovenia, not an easy group, but probably [...]
→ December 3, 2009
After more than a year of qualifying games, often played in facilities only tenuously referred to as “stadiums,” the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team (USMNT) see what their work has brought them, as they and 31 other teams find out who they will play in the World Cup in June. The team has not been fortunate [...]