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Article: VOA NEWS: U.S. SOCCER TEAM TO BE TESTED IN WORLD CUP GROUP E

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May 22, 2006
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Jim Stevenson

The U.S. men's national soccer team has made great strides in recent years, reaching the quarterfinal round of the 2002 World Cup tournament and rising to a best-ever fourth in the world rankings (5th currently). But the U.S. team may have a difficult task to reach the second round of this year's World Cup. The United States has been drawn into Group E of the tournament that kicks off June ninth in Germany. For the Americans, reaching the second round will require earning points against two strong European teams, the Czech Republic and Italy.

International football expert commentator Derek Rae from Scotland says those two ...

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