U-20, transfers and stuff

Off day in Venezuela, so it's the U-20 World Cup's turn: the US beat Brazil 2-1 and won their group.

I got to see most of the game, and the US was pretty good. Solid play for the age level (players still look somewhat sloppy relative to the grown-ups), certainly deserved it more than Brazil, who showed little. Altidore scored twice and tied compatriots Adu and Szetela as topscorers in the competition with 3 goals, along with Argentina's Agüero, who scored his team's only in their own 1st-place-clinching win over North Korea.

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Nice cleats @ Jul 7, 2007 3:22 AM EDT | Blog Profile