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US pull off shock win over Portugal

The Americans struck thrice in the first half and held on for a 3-2 victory in their group D match.
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United States will be desperate to redeem itself after finishing poorly at France '98. The key to an improved showing will be the performance of its players in the European continent.

Still, qualifying for the second round will be nothing short of a miracle. They are bracketed with Portugal, Poland and South Korea.


Goalkeepers:
Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, Tony Meola.

Defenders:
Jeff Agoos, Gregg Berhalter, Carlos Llamosa, Pablo Mastroeni, Eddie Pope, David Regis, Tony Sanneh.

Midfielders:
Chris Armas, Frankie Hejduk, Cobi Jones, Eddie Lewis, Clint Mathis, John O'Brien, Claudio Reyna.

Forwards:
DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Brian McBride, Joe-Max Moore, Earnie Stewart, Josh Wolff.

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Qualifying campaign
Semi-final round
D 1-1 Guatemala (a)
L 1-2 Costa Rica (a)
W 7-0 Barbados (h)
W 1-0 Guatemala (h)
D 0-0 Costa Rica (h)
W 4-0 Barbados (a)

Final round
W 2-0 Mexico (h)
W 2-1 Honduras (a)
W 1-0 Costa Rica (h)
D 0-0 Jamaica (a)
W 2-0 T & Tobago (h)
L 0-1 Mexico (a)
L 2-3 Honduras (h)
L 0-2 Costa Rica (a)
W 2-1 Jamaica (h)
D 0-0 T & Tobago (a)

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