Daily Telegraph's Guide To World Cup Teams (USA)

This is interesting...I"m going with interesting.

Granted, this was back in December. Some tidbits:

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The manager
A World Cup-winner as a player in 1990, Jürgen Klinsmann took Germany to the semi-finals on home soil in 2006 before a strange interlude as Bayern Munich manager. More a CEO than a tracksuit coach, he is big on management speak and PowerPoint presentations.

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Most likely to light up Brazil
Landon Donovan has scored 57 international goals in 154 appearances and will only be 32 when the tournament kicks off. Klinsmann has given him new life, liberty and signposted the way for the pursuit of happiness with a more central role to exploit his intelligent passing and cold-blooded finishing.

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Most likely to be sent home in disgrace
Carlos Bocanegra, dark lord of the professional foul and card collector supreme, was responsible for a disgraceful two-footed assault on Aston Villa's Mark Dealney in 2004 when playing for Fulham. "Carlos isn't malicious, it was a rush of blood, said his manager Chris Coleman. So that's all right then.

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Ten-fresh faced college boys with retina-scorching teeth and one hairy hippie play efficient boredom-ball with the emphasis on work-rate, set pieces, logic and good old native lack of pretension.

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Proficient counter-attacking team with a solid keeper who seem perennially unable to break through to the elite, particularly in this incarnation because they are prone to defensive lapses.

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What they’re known for?
Kardashians 36 per cent
Syrupy bacon 17 per cent
Cheese that tastes of despair 29 per cent
Khaki trousers 18 per cent

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