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thebuckychannel.com - 6/18/2009

The U.S. Has a Long Way To Go

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Seven years ago, the United States put together a run and nearly found themselves in the World Cup Semi-Finals. Now, one year away from another likely World Cup appearance, the progression the U.S. has made in these last seven years seems minimal. Sure, nobody really expected us to beat ...

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ussoccer.com - 6/18/2009

Match Recap: USA v BRAZIL --- (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup)

— ussoccer.com — June 18 --- US Soccer: For the second straight match at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the... USMNT had to play a man down against one of the best teams in the world and eventually fell to fifth-ranked Brazil, 3-0... (more) Match Recap: USA v BRAZIL --- (2009 FIFA Confederations ...

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soccernet.espn.go.com - 6/18/2009

Report: United States vs Brazil - Confederations Cup - ESPN Soccernet

— soccernet.espn.go.com — Brazil cruises to easy win over U.S. Updated: June 18, 2009, 3:00 AM ET PRETORIA, South Africa... -- If this was a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup, the United States showed it's far from ready. The U.S. was hammered for the second time in a ... (more) Report: United States vs Brazil - Confederations Cup - ...

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sportige.com - 6/18/2009

Brazil beat US 3-0 in Confederation Cup {W/VIDS}

— sportige.com — Another win for Brazil, another loss for the US with 3 goals conceded. Robinho, Maicon and Felipe... Melo did the damage as the USA finished the game with 10 men. (more) Brazil beat US 3-0 in Confederation Cup {W/VIDS}

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America Was Just Adding Drama For The Ratings
GO FOR 2 — ... 3 goal margin so that if the United States did their part, Italy could just go home. Even Captain Fabio Cannavaro basically said the goal wasn’t really to win the cup: “It upsets us to go out, because we came here to try some new things and give some kids more experience” Regardless of how Italy played or why, Bob Bradley and the United States deserve to get their due for finally showing up. After being trashed by basically everyone, the U.S. routed a very competent Egyptian side and did what was necessary for them to ...