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Originally Posted by ute4ever
Slovenia got hot at the right time. They may only be ranked thirtysomething, but those rankings go back four years. They freaking beat Russia last December to make the cut. Russia may be #11 in the world but they're sitting at home. In fact when the UEFA began, Slovenia was in the fourth pot of teams out of six, for the draw. They held their own against the likes of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland in order to even get the chance to face Russia, giving up only four freaking goals in ten games.
The last thing USA wants is a 0-0 draw; Slovenia already has 3 points from beating Algeria.
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I see US as not making it out of the draw potentially, as I'm very concerned Slovenia will play for a draw.