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Notes from the U.S.-Nigeria match

By Andrew Hush

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

BEIJING -- Here are my thoughts on the U.S. versus Nigeria: I suppose I should start with what I didn't see, which just happened to be arguably the game's pivotal moment. The traffic-infested streets of Beijing meant I didn't get to my seat until the eighth minute. There was no score, so I thought I hadn't missed much. That is, until I noticed Robbie Rogers at left back. A quick call to Jeff Carlisle, and I learned that Michael Orozco had elbowed his international career onto the sideline ...

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