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4 takeaways from the U.S. men's final tune-up games before the World Cup

4 takeaways from the U.S. men's final tune-up games before the World Cup
NPR News Sunday 07 June 2026, 10:00 UTC By Becky Sullivan 1 min read
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The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.(Image credit: Jamie Squire)

The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.

(Image credit: Jamie Squire)

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