A glimmer of hope for the U.S. World Cup team

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A glimmer of hope for the U.S. World Cup team
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As we have discussed before, the U.S. faces slim chances of making it to the second round of the World Cup. They are in the Group of Death, facing Germany (a three-time World Cup winner), Portugal (led by Cristiano Ronaldo, the FIFA player of the year), and Ghana (an unlikely nemesis that has knocked the U.S. out of the World Cup twice).

But not all hope is lost for the red, white, and blue. It looks like Ronaldo is struggling with some injuries:

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Ryu Spaeth

Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.