World Cup Day 5: Team USA's Shot at Redemption Against Ghana Is Here

The schedule:

• Germany versus Portugal, Salvador, 12 p.m. ET

• Ghana versus USA, Natal, 6 p.m. ET

Now it’s Team USA’s turn to take a shot in what’s been a pretty dazzling World Cup so far.

But to make an early mark on this tournament, the Americans — minus Landon Donovan, who didn’t make the team — on Monday night will have to get past Ghana, a squad that’s had their number in the past two World Cups.

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The African team eliminated the U.S. men in both 2006 and 2010, but the Americans have cause for optimism in Brazil: strong qualifying play has them ranked 14th in the world, thanks to manager Jurgen Klinsmann and a deep bench of talent, even without Donovan, their top scorer in South Africa, on their side. Read more...