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It Comes Down to This  
Thursday, June 22, 2006

The U.S.'s World Cup hopes hinge on a victory over Ghana in ten hours, and it appears we should expect the unexpected from the U.S. lineup. Claudio Reyna was quoted today as saying there will be "a couple new players playing." I think that means there will be one fairly major surprise in the starting 11. I'm just praying it doesn't mean Ben Olsen.

Here's my guess at the lineup.

Keller
Dolo Gooch Conrad Albright
Reyna
Dempsey Convey
Donovan
McBride Johnson

If I'm wrong, it probably means Ben Olsen is indeed in the lineup playing defensive mid with Reyna, and that Johnson is still on the bench to start the match. I really hope I'm right. But more than that, "I hope we win," as Fezzik said.

Thanks boys, for at least giving us hope going into the last day. Now just take it one step further.

U.S. 2, Ghana 0; Italy 1, Czech Republic 0. Just keep saying it.



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