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How they qualified At the top of the fourth-round group with a four-point cushion over Costa Rica. They won all five home games but lost in San Jose and Honduras. World Cup high Semi-finalists at the inaugural tournament in 1930, though it took only two wins to get there before Argentina took them apart 6-1. Proving one man's nadir is another's apogee, the 1950 victory over England remains a stunning achievement. World Cup low Versus Iran in 1998, the second of three group defeats, which led to much hilarity and schadenfreude given the 20 years of diplomatic tension that preceded it. Familiar faces Tim Howard (Everton), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Brek Shea (Stoke), Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Cody Cropper (Southampton), Tim Ream (Bolton), Oguchi Onuewu (QPR), Maurice Edu (Stoke), Daniel Williams (Reading), Stuart Holden (Bolton). The manager A World Cup-winner as a player in 1990, Jürgen Klinsmann tookGermany to the semi-finals on home soil in 2006 before a strange interlude as Bayern Munich manager. More a CEO than a tracksuit coach, he is big on management speak and PowerPoint presentations. How in danger is he? Contract ends at the end of the tournament after three years in the job, his longest spell anywhere in management, and would need to make at least the quarter-final to be persuaded to renew. Switzerland want him but he enjoys his life in southern California. 5/10 Most likely to light up Brazil Landon Donovan has scored 57 international goals in 154 appearances and will only be 32 when the tournament kicks off. Klinsmann has given him new life, liberty and signposted the way for the pursuit of happiness with a more central role to exploit his intelligent passing and cold-blooded finishing. Most likely to be sent home in disgrace Carlos Bocanegra, dark lord of the professional foul and card collector supreme, was responsible for a disgraceful two-footed assault on Aston Villa's Mark Dealney in 2004 when playing for Fulham. "Carlos isn't malicious, it was a rush of blood, said his manager Chris Coleman. So that's all right then. Title odds: 125/1 The stereotype is … Ten-fresh faced college boys with retina-scorching teeth and one hairy hippie play efficient boredom-ball with the emphasis on work-rate, set pieces, logic and good old native lack of pretension. The reality is ... Proficient counter-attacking team with a solid keeper who seem perennially unable to break through to the elite, particularly in this incarnation because they are prone to defensive lapses. What they’re known for? Kardashians 36 per cent Syrupy bacon 17 per cent Cheese that tastes of despair 29 per cent Khaki trousers 18 per cent How Google translates the national anthem Into Latin: ubi nunc isti sent, tam superbo veto, furiali pugna territos et claymore, esse nos cum terra Duration Two minutes and 49 seconds for the extended 12 inch remix. How to dress like their fans Hen party red stetson, stars, stripes, Uncle Sam costumes, khaki "pants" and tears to profess love of the “Ewe Ess Ay, Ewe Ess Ay, Ewe Ess Ay”. Commentator's go-to stat The average American child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jam sandwiches before he or she graduates from high school.
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晉級之路 美國隊在四輪預選賽中積分超出哥斯達黎加隊4分，最終排名首位晉級。他們贏了五場主場作戰的比賽，但是輸了在圣約瑟和洪都拉斯的比賽。 世界杯高光時刻 1930年第一屆世界杯比賽，美國隊在贏得兩場比賽后進入半決賽，但在半決賽中1比6慘敗于阿根廷隊。而在1950年美國隊1比0擊敗英格蘭，曝出了世界杯大賽歷史上最大的冷門之一。 世界杯低谷時刻 1998年世界杯，美國1-2戰敗于伊朗，這對于經受長達20年美國外交施壓的伊朗，無疑感到欣喜和幸災樂禍。 知名球員 蒂姆?霍華德（埃弗頓足球俱樂部）、埃里克?利查伊（諾丁漢森林足球俱樂部）、吉奧夫?卡梅隆（斯托克城足球俱樂部）、布雷克?謝伊（達拉斯足球俱樂部）、約茲?阿爾蒂多雷（桑德蘭足球俱樂部）、布拉德?古贊（阿斯頓維拉足球俱樂部）、克羅帕（南安普敦足球俱樂部）、達尼?理查茲（博爾頓足球俱樂部）、莫里斯?埃杜（格拉斯哥流浪者足球俱樂部）、丹尼爾?威廉姆斯（雷丁足球俱樂部）、斯圖爾特?霍爾登（博爾頓足球俱樂部） 主帥 德國人尤爾根?克林斯曼1990年以主力身份獲得世界杯冠軍。在2006本土舉行的世界杯上，克林斯曼率領德國隊取得季軍的成績。之后他擔任拜仁慕尼黑俱樂部主帥也是一段奇妙的插曲。由于他熱衷于管理演講和展示，比起運動教練他更像執行總裁。 下課幾率 在執教三年后，克林斯曼的合約將在本次大賽后到期，這也是他執教最長的一次。如果想要續約，他至少在這次世界杯中帶領美國隊沖進四分之一決賽。雖然瑞士國家隊已經向他伸出橄欖枝，但是他很享受生活在加利福尼亞州南部。5/10 可能大放異彩的球員 蘭登?多諾萬，在154場國家隊比賽中進球數達到57，而參加今年世界杯他也剛滿32歲。克林斯曼讓他有所進步，通過提升其過人技術和訓練其冷靜頭腦，使得他的打法更加自由，有目標，成為隊內核心人物。 可能被提前遣返回國的球員 卡洛斯?博卡內格拉，常常故意犯規和吃牌。2004年效力于富勒姆俱樂部時，曾經因為對阿斯頓維拉隊的馬克兩腳夾擊而不道德的犯規承擔責任。他的教練克里斯?科爾曼評價說：“卡洛斯并不是惡意的，只是一時氣盛，之后他也認識到自己的錯誤。” 奪冠賠率：125/1 固有印象 10個年輕面孔的大學男生玩著令人無聊的足球，只看重跑動量，定位球，過于死板和陳舊，缺乏緊張感。 現實情況 精通于反攻擊的球隊，擁有一名堅不可破的守門員，永遠無法突破，尤其是他們易出現防守失誤時守門員將發揮巨大作用。 美國隊的知名之處 卡戴珊36% 美味的熏肉17% 能嘗到絕望味道的奶酪29% 卡其布褲子18% 谷歌如何翻譯美國國歌 現在在那里這些格言，那么驕傲，我不許，這么多憤怒的戰斗都嚇壞了，并克萊莫，與我們的地球。 國歌時長 2分鐘49秒，包括延長的12秒混錄版。 如何裝扮成美國隊球迷 女士的聚會，紅色斯泰森氈帽，星星，條紋，山姆大叔裝扮，卡其色褲子，大膽表示對“Ewe Ess Ay”的愛。 解說員將會提到的統計 美國小孩在從高中畢業之前平均每人會吃多達1500個花生醬和果醬三明治。
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Australia had a bumpy ride through the Asian qualifying groups, losing to Oman and Jordan, En route to finishing second behind Japan to seal a world cup place. >詳細>>
