U.S. vs. Belgium: Who has the edge?
Attacking: Each team managed just four goals in group play with all of Belgium's scores coming in the final 20 minutes of its games. Belgium, though underperforming, still has been...
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For Omar Gonzalez, starting for U.S. in World Cup is pinch-me time
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- It's hard to escape the World Cup in Brazil. The tournament logo hangs from lamp posts. It's painted on walls and affixed to the sides of...
It’s another painful World Cup exit for Mexico
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- It's a curse. There's no other way to explain it. In six consecutive World Cup tournaments, Mexico has made it to the second round. But it...
Muslim players at World Cup try to deal with Ramadan
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The holy month of Ramadan began Saturday night, which is forcing dozens of Muslim players still competing in the World Cup to decide whether to give...
U.S. advances to knockout round in World Cup
RECIFE, Brazil — Omar Gonzalez can't remember the last time he celebrated a loss. But he did just that Thursday, standing in the middle of a rain-soaked field wearing a...
World Cup hasn’t gone well for Bradley, but Klinsmann confident
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- In the first half of an April friendly against Mexico, Michael Bradley was everywhere, scoring the first U.S. goal, setting up the second and ravaging a...
United States settles for 2-2 tie with Portugal
MANAUS, Brazil — As World Cup journeys go, the U.S. has gone from being in the driver's seat to having to ask for help in getting where they'd like to...
Portugal, U.S. prepare for rain forest heat, humidity
Turns out the Amazon rain forest is air-conditioned. Well, the indoor parts at least. The outdoors? No so much. And that's become almost as big a topic of discussion in...
Security is high priority, and high profile, for U.S. at World Cup
It isn't hard to figure out when the U.S. World Cup team is heading to practice. Shortly before its arrival at Sao Paulo FC's sprawling training center, the U.S. team's...
U.S. beats Ghana, but win is costly
NATAL, Brazil — It's all starting to come together. The United States' route out of World Cup group play, which looked muddled and confused Monday morning, had become as clean...