U.S. U-23 MNT Hits The Stage In The Music City Thursday Against Canada For Berth At 2008 Olympic Games In Beijing by No Author Listed (Preview | USSF - March 19) With a berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics on the line, the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team will face Canada in the all-important CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying semifinal match on Thursday, March 20 at 8 p.m. CT. Fans can catch the match live on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes, or following on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. The U.S. traveled to Nashville on Sunday, a day after capturing first place in Group A in Tampa, Fla., and has had three days of training to prepare for Canada.more details | go to article
U.S. Can Earn Beijing Berth With Win by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | USA Today - March 20) Soccer in the United States can be anything but simple, with myriad age levels and formats for competitions that often overlap and conflict as players gather from different continents to wear their nation's colors.more details | go to article
U.S. Olympic Hopefuls Need Scoring Touch by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | Soccer America - March 20) The U.S. U-23s have scored just three goals - two from the penalty spot - in their first three games of Olympic qualifying, but they won their group and face Canada on Thursday for a ticket to China next summer. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney explains how the USA, which failed to qualify four years ago, can succeed.more details | go to article
With Olympics Berth At Stake, Americans Must Get By Canada. by Robert Wagman (Profile/Interview | Soccer Times - March 19) The United States under-23 men will be at full strength Thursday night when they face Canada with a berth in the Summer Olympics at stake. The 9 p.m. (ET) CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying semifinal at LP Field will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes.more details | go to article
Americans Looking Ugly So Far by Martin Rogers (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - March 19) The U.S. men’s under-23 national team should accomplish its Olympic qualifying mission by beating Canada on Thursday night, but the memories of its jittery and unconvincing CONCACAF campaign will dampen any bold predictions of success in Beijing.more details | go to article
U.S.'s Only Obstacle Is Canada by Steven Goff (Profile/Interview | Washington Post - March 20) The championship game in the Olympic men's soccer qualifying tournament is not until Sunday, but as far as the United States is concerned, tonight's semifinal against Canada in Nashville is all that matters.more details | go to article
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