
The United States defeated Mexico, 2-0, in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match. That win, combined with a tie between Panama and Honduras Tuesday, clinches a spot for the Americans in the 2014 World Cup to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ref. USAToday
The United States will play three strong teams, Germany, Ghana and Portugal, in the first round of next year's soccer World Cup. The tournament draw took place today in Brazil.
The 32-nation tournament will take place at 12 venues across Brazil from June 12 to July 13.
The 32 teams will be placed into eight groups for the first rounds of the tournament. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the playoffs.
Spain won the last World Cup, held in South Africa, in 2010.
The World Cup is watched by more people than any other sporting event on the planet, with an estimated 3.2 billion people, or about 46% of the world's population, watching at least part of the coverage from South Africa in 2010. Ref. CNN
Landon Donovan excluded from final U.S. World Cup roster
U.S. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday announced his final 23-man roster for next month's World Cup, which surprisingly did not include the country's most decorated player of all time. Ref. USAToday
SEAC Leads Sendoff For USA Mens Soccer World Cup Team
US Military News
The senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has led a sendoff for the U.S. soccer team at a pre-World Cup practice in Jacksonville, Fla.
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U.S. Hoping to stay dry against Ghana
NATAL, BRAZIL The rain began two days earlier in Natal and didn't stop, sometimes a steady drizzle, often a tropical downpour, never a break, more precipitation in 48 hours than some ... Ref. Source 5
Team USA draws 2-2 with Portugal at Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, in a key Group G World cup match.
Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored in the final seconds of stoppage time to even the score. Team USA now has 4 points in Group G. Ref. CNN