Get a comfortable chair and enjoy the first World Cup contest for Team America. Their debut contest in group play begins this afternoon in the city of Natal, Brazil. Natal is in northern Brazil and enjoyed a reputation as a reliable airport city during and before WWII. Not so much anymore. Team USA will have their work cut out for them against the Africans of Ghana. Many players on the Ghana team are regulars on top European teams; and although 16 of them are new to world cup play, they bring experience to the pitch.
Results are in: USA 2, Ghana 1. A first round victory, a first game win. This is a big moment for Team USA. One goal, the first, was scored in the opening 29 seconds. The 2nd USA goal was scored by a 21 year old who was born in Berlin, Germany. And, he was a substitute. The 1st goal scored by a substitute in World Cup for USA. Two players sustained minor injuries: Jozy Altadore, a hamstring, not believed to be too serious; and C. Dempsey, a broken nose.
Next up: Portugal, which was thrashed by Germany: 4-nil. So it's USA and Germany at the top of the group.
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