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SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- After three group stage matches away from the main stage of this Summer Games, the U.S. men's Olympic team is finally -- finally -- headed to Paris.
What's waiting for them there? A long-awaited opportunity: the first Olympic knockout round game for an American men's team in 24 years.
That was the reward for the U.S. after a stout and scintillating performance here on a steamy Tuesday evening. Seizing the moment in front of them, the group of (mostly) young Americans started fast and held steady to claim a 3-0 victory over Guinea at the Geoffrey Guichard Stadium.