Give & Go: U.S. U-20 Defender Anthony Wallace by Marc Connolly (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - July 11) Goal.com USA conducted a Q & A session with the lanky defender on the eve of his team's game against Uruguay on Wednesday (ESPNU and Galavision, 7:45 p.m. ET) in a Under-20 World Cup Round of 16 match in Toronto.more details | go to article
Adu Shows Spark That U.S. Team Needs by Paul Gardner (Commentary | New York Sun - July 11) As was expected, America's participation in the Copa America, the South American championship, was not a success. Accepting an invitation to compete as a guest team, the Americans sent to Venezuela what was very much a B squad and lost all three of its games.more details | go to article
Looking For US vs. Uruguay Under 20s But No Galavision Or ESPNU? by Brad Paton (Blog Entry | US Soccer Review - July 11) I promised to do this for the Brazil game, but did not get around to it. It may be too late for many people to find this of use for tonight’s game, but at least I’m getting closer! By the next game, hopefully in a few more days, maybe I will be ahead of the curve. If not, this should still be a reasonable guide to finding any available video streams of Thomas Rongen’s boys in Canada.more details | go to article
US Grind It Out Against Uruguay by No Author Listed (Result | FIFA - July 11) The high-flying USA, who ran riot through the group stages with a tournament-best nine goals, were forced to grit their teeth and come from behind in their 2-1 extra-time Round of Sixteen victory over Uruguay.more details | go to article
Knockout Artists Uruguay Dig In by No Author Listed (Preview | FIFA - July 11) As the USA and their bevy of stars arrive in Toronto as group-stage revelations, unimpressive Uruguay are limping into Wednesday's contest with a dirty little secret - they have never lost a Round of Sixteen clash at a FIFA U-20 World Cup finals.more details | go to article
Little Fanfare For Adu's Breakout by Ken Pendleton (Commentary | US National Soccer Players Association - July 11) A deep run by the United States in the U-20 World Cup remains a genuine possibility, but at this point ESPN has no plans to televise any of the remaining US matches in the tournament on either the flagship channel or ESPN2. That’s a shame, because without the proper promotion, what could have been a major step forward for US soccer is destined to be a back page story.more details | go to article
U.S. Pulls Out All The Stops Late Against Uruguay by Doug McIntyre (Analysis | ESPN - July 12) You might think that the Americans got lucky Wednesday night in the second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, when they outlasted Uruguay 2-1 in overtime in Toronto. After all, late own goals that tie knockout matches don't happen very often. But the truth is, with its epic, never-say-die performance, the U.S. earned the victory Mike Bradley secured for them when he knocked Nathan Sturgis' scuffed shot into the roof of the net 17 minutes into extra time.more details | go to article
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