9 years ago
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USA Defeats Ghana, 2-1, on John Brooks Goal
An early goal by Clint Dempsey -- the sixth fastest in World Cup history -- gave the United States national team a shocking lead against Ghana in the teams' opening game of Group G. And a late goal by John Brooks, an inexperienced American defender who came on as second-half substitute, earned the Americans a victory.
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I feel for Ghana, they deserved better. They played well, controlled the game and still lost.
Luck is probably the most important factor in sports. That's the best part about it, as anyone can truly win.
Huge win! Bring on Portugal!
Huge win, that was basically a must win as beating both Germany and Portugal would be near impossible.
Portugal will be without Pepe for atleast one game, that's a huge loss for that squad