From: "George Sherwood" 

"Phil Payne"  wrote in
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> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jonah_freedman/06/12/us.opening
loss/

> "The Yanks were sluggish, mistake-prone and completely out of sorts
> against
> the No. 2 team in the world, which basically did what it wanted."

Oddly some of the same type of comments made against England in their
victory against Paraguay.

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17211212&method=full&s
iteid=62484&headline=things-can-only-get-better-----and-they-have-to---name_pag
e.html
"But questions began to arise about England's performance too. Why
couldn't they find that second goal to settle the game?


Where was Owen, as Peter Crouch worked his socks off chasing lost causes
and closing defenders? "

Luckily they were playing against a FIFA Ranked #33 team vs a #2 team. 
They sure don't look like a team that will win it all.  IMO, Cost Rica did.
>
> Funny what happens when the USA isn't allowed to bring weapons.

Funnier that you will always find the Anti-American angle whereever and
however you can.

George

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