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The U.S. national team proved in last summer’s Confederations Cup that the opening game (and maybe even the second) can go badly and still not derail hopes for advancement. No tournament is defined in that first 90 minutes. Yet just a few hours after FIFA’s gala draw in Cape Town, it was hard to focus on anything but the June 12 game against England, which undoubtedly will be the most watched, scrutinized and hyped match in the history of American soccer.
The U.S. will follow with games against Algeria and Slovenia, opponents that Landon Donovan admitted “we have some work to do researching.” Both Donovan and captain Carlos Bocanegra said all the right things during a conference call with reporters on Friday afternoon, repeating that any team that qualifies for the World Cup is going to present a challenge. But the inescapable truth is that this is a group from which the experienced Americans should [must] advance, and the road to the second round will start with that mouthwatering match against the English.
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