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<span class="vitstoryheadline">Shots on goal</span>
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<span class="vitstorydate">06/18/2002</span>
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<span class="vitstorybyline">By STEVE DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News</span>
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SHOTS ON GOAL</font></b>
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    <b>Most consistent players: </b>Brazil's Ronaldo and Rivaldo each have 
    scored a goal in four consecutive games.

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      <b>Top midfielder:</b> Belgium's Marc Wilmots nearly kept his team alive 
      with a game effort against Brazil &#8211; including netting a goal that was 
      nullified.
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      <b>Give it a break:</b> If &quot;Mine eyes have seen the glory!&quot; after the 
      upset over Portugal wasn't over the top enough, ESPN announcer Jack 
      Edwards tossed out, &quot;The land of the free, the home of the brave...!&quot; to 
      punctuate Monday's win. Hey, Jack, get excited, but check the exalted 
      sayings.
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      <b>Mr. Versatility:</b> Landon Donovan played his fourth different 
      position Monday, attacking midfielder. He has also started on the right 
      and left flank as a midfielder and as a forward.
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      <b>Best bench use:</b> Excluding the two backup goalkeepers and one 
      injured player, only one member of the U.S. 23-man World Cup squad has 
      yet to contribute.
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      <b>Best U.S. player in Asia:</b> Well-drilled John O'Brien has played 
      every minute so far. He rarely looses possession, goes hard and follows 
      the game plan to the letter. He looked a little tired Monday, but did 
      hit the killer pass to Eddie Lewis to set up the second goal.
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      <b>Best goalkeeper:</b> Net minding is an afterthought in Brazil. But 
      Marcos saved the day repeatedly against spirited Belgium.
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      <b> Most nervous looking bunch:</b> Even Brazil's coach admitted his 
      players, their support staff and certainly their fans were obviously 
      burdened with tension in finally overtaking lightly regarded Belgium.
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      <b>Worst regression: </b>Upon surrendering the second goal, Mexico's 
      players slipped back into old, undisciplined habits. Luis Hernandez took 
      an obvious dive and several others were bent on taking cheap shots.
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      <b> Top U.S. defender:</b> Once again, there was little trouble brewing 
      on Tony Sanneh's side. (Even Monday, when defensive liability Claudio 
      Reyna played next to big U.S. right back.)
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GOLAZO!</font></b>
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    <b> Goal of the day</b>

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      Why is Brian McBride so valuable? Because his game is cobbled together 
      by so many lesser noticed pieces. You saw his fine, 8th-minute 
      right-footed strike, which was teed up by Josh Wolff's smart pass. And 
      you probably noticed Claudio Reyna's tough run down the right side to 
      supply Wolff with the ball. But who started the whole thing by getting 
      fouled, then spotting Reyna sprinting and hitting him with a 
      quickly-taken free kick? Yep, that was McBride, too.
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      <i>Steve Davis</i>
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