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The USA, coached by Bruce Arena, is going to try to improve on their performance in France '98 (32 out of 32 . . . ouch). Considering the group (South Korea, Portugal, Poland) there is the potential for success . . . and failure.
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Game One has them playing what should be the toughest match, Portugal, ranked as of 12-1-01 as the No. 4 team in the world. Game Two has them playing the host -- no pressure there, eh? Game Three has them playing Poland in what could be a desparate game between teams striving for the Round of 16.
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BTW, that's me in the middle (the balding white guy) with Big Dog on the right and my man from Carolina on the left (can you believe he admits in public to being a Kansas City Wizards fan?) This is after WAY too much cider.
Find out more about the Yank's opponents by checking out the links at the bottom of the page for Korea, Portugal and Poland. Ultimately, you should see how the teams got to sport's largest stage, information about the players, each team's history in the world cup and soccer in general.
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The USA plays Portugal in Suwon on June 5, Korea in Daegu on June 10 and Poland in Daejeon on June 14.
Until we can get the full pages together, see the links below for the Sam's Army (the Yanks fangroup), and pictures from when The Army Came Marching In.
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Are you ready for some REAL Football!!!!!
In the pictures, go to the Jamaica page to see Sam's Army in preparation for and the celebration of the Yank's qualifying for Korea Japan.
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 klindstr@flash.net
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