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USA World Cup hopes
alive: Support your country by betting on Team USA
 The
USA has a good shot of beating Ghana Thursday to
keep their World Cup hopes alive after
a stellar performance against Italy
Team USA was listed
with 4 to 1 odds of qualifying from their respective
group come Thursday at
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That's a US$400 payout for every US$100 bet and
there is some value here if the USA can pull out a
win over the more favored Ghana and The Czech
Republic somehow beats Italy.
U.S. coach Bruce Arena
said Ghana's change of fortune was "miraculous" and
expected Thursday's pivotal World Cup Group E final
game against the West Africans to be a huge
challenge.
"As well as we turned our team around from game one
to game two, Ghana has been miraculous," Arena told
reporters on Tuesday at the U.S. team hotel.
The U.S. were
rocked by the Czech Republic 3-0 in their opening
fixture and Italy made short work of Ghana, 2-0.
Both nations
responded in their second games, the U.S. gaining a
gritty, 1-1 draw with Italy but Ghana turned heads
even more by dominating the highly regarded Czechs
2-0.
One key aspect of the match, said Arena, would be
dealing with Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien.
"Their athleticism is one of their significant
strengths," said Arena. "(Michael) Essien's one of
the top players in the tournament. I think this will
be a heck of a game."
Forward Brian McBride, bidding to score in three
straight finals, stressed the need for the U.S. to
home in on Essien and be solid as a group.
"The only thing that will neutralize him is us
keeping the ball," McBride said. "He's equally good
in offence and defensively.
"The only way we are going to do well is if we do it
together," he said. "Regardless of how good Essien
is, they're very good at finding space. We have to
defend together and attack together if we want to
win this game."
To advance, the USA
will need to beat Ghana and Italy must win against
the Czech Republic.
U.S. coach Bruce
Arena criticized Landon Donovan's play in the
opening loss to the Czech Republic, and there was no
shortage of teammates and staff who spoke with him,
attempting to prod Donovan back on track.
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Donovan responded in last
weekend's 1-1 tie against Italy.
He was active against the
Italians, especially with
wide-open spaces in the second
half after the ejections of
three players. He fed McBride
for what was nearly a go-ahead
goal in the 63rd minute, and
pressed Italy with counters.
"Landon did things against Italy
I've never seen him do before,"
Arena said. "He was a warrior on
the field."
Oddsmakers had the
USA and Ghana practically neck and neck with both
offering some value - nearly 2 to 1 odds.
Ghana had odds of +125 (almost even) while the USA
was closer to 2 to 1 odds at +185 (US$185 paid out
for every US$100 bet at
VIPsports.com (See
Web Site Here)
The draw was listed at +230 odds.
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