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Jasper Lipton
Jasper Lipton writes for
Eight by Eight
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Mike Segar/Reuters
America's Long-Shot Plan to Beat the World Cup's 'Group of Death'
Facing fearsome early-round competition, USA's players work on the mental game.
Jasper Lipton
June 10, 2014