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"SAO PAULO &amp;mdash; After one game and one impressive win, the U.S. defense is holding its own. Slowing down world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday in Manaus figures to be a far stiffer test for this young group. For all the times the Americans heard how inexperienced their back line would be heading into the World Cup, they&amp;rsquo;re riding high with confidence after Monday&amp;rsquo;s 2-1 opening win against Ghana. The victory greatly increased their odds of advancing&amp;hellip;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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