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    Plenty of question marks for U.S. in Confederations Cup

    By Ives Galarcep, Special to ESPN Soccernet

    Friday, June 19, 2009

    Two games, two losses, six goals allowed and two red cards. All that -- along with a truckload of new question marks -- is what the United States national team has managed out of its first two matches in the Confederations Cup. The tournament was supposed to be a test to gauge how far along the U.S. team is a year ahead of the World Cup, and the early results of that test have not been good. The Americans have followed up a very encouraging first half against Italy with 135 minutes of mistakes ...

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