Players of the United States pose for a team photograph prior to their World Cup tune-up match against Germany at Chicago's Soldier Field on Saturday.
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4 takeaways from the U.S. men's final tune-up games before the World Cup
The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.
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U.S. men's soccer improved attacking in World Cup warmups with Pulisic breaking goal drought. Defensive vulnerabilities—particularly fullback Chris Richards' ankle recovery—remain critical liability against elite opponents.
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