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Why the U.S. failed vs. El Salvador

Updated: March 27, 2012, 12:16 PM ET
By Jeff Carlisle | ESPN.com

With the corpse that is the U.S. U-23 national team still warm, one question that crosses the mind is: What's the difference between Bob Bradley in 2010 and Caleb Porter in 2012? Practically nothing. And everything.

At the 2010 World Cup, with time winding down in the final group-stage game against Algeria, the U.S. men's national team pulled a miracle out of its pocket. Landon Donovan cleaned up a rebound from Clint Dempsey's shot and the Americans went from having their ...

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