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...been both good and lucky in this Cup. With favorite Portugal, host South Korea and Poland in its group, an early exit seemed likely. Then a stunning 3-2 win over Portugal, and a gritty 1-1 draw against the surprising Koreans seemed like more than enough. Yet they were pummeled by Poland 1-3 in their last group game, and advanced only when Portugal crashed...
...After the Poland defeat, the U.S. seemed destined to lose to Mexico in the round of 16. Over the years, the Tricolores had treated their northern neighbors like kid brothers, regularly slapping them around. But what the world hadn't realized is that during World Cup qualifying, the balance of power had shifted. The U.S. forced the Mexicans to play a qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, in frigid temperatures?far from the warmth of Los Angeles, the usual site, where 90,000 fans, most of them Mexican, would turn a U.S. home game into an away contest. The U.S. rocked...
...year-old Arena told TIME. "Does it say we have arrived? No, but it says we are headed in the right direction." His team stands a good chance of making the Round of 16. A win or tie in either of this week's games with South Korea or Poland should...
...squad began with a historic triumph over sluggish Poland, then found itself face to face with the U.S. Korea's relations with America have long seesawed between peace and peril. Although America fought on the side of the South during Korea's civil war, the 37,000 U.S. troops still stationed in the country have strained relations with their hosts. Americans argue that the troops are there to help defend the South from the North, but President George W. Bush's inclusion of North Korea in the "axis of evil" hardly endears the U.S. to Koreans...
...year-old Arena told Time. "Does it say we have arrived? No, but it says we are headed in the right direction." His team stands a good chance of making the round of 16. A win in either of this week's games with South Korea or Poland could...