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England, U.S. should advance

Originally Published: April 28, 2010
By Nate Silver | Special to ESPN.com

 

When the United States dramatically drew into England's group, it looked as though Group C might be the proverbial "group of death." But then came two middling teams, Slovenia and Algeria, which softened the group and left no ambiguity about which teams will be expected to advance.

In some sense, indeed, it was about the best draw the Americans could have hoped for. The game against England will attract huge amounts of attention and has huge upside for growing the ...

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