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Don't Tune Out
Grant Wahl
October 13, 2003
It may be ABC's worst nightmare, but a World Cup final without the U.S. will still make for compelling soccer. When Germany meets Sweden on Sunday in Carson, Calif., it will be a rematch of the 2001 European Championship final, won 1-0 by the host Germans. In a battle of high-powered front lines, we'll take Germany, which is led by the World Cup's top scorer, Birgit Prinz, and its best player, WUSA MVP Maren Meinert. Germany 2, Sweden 1.
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October 13, 2003

Don't Tune Out

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It may be ABC's worst nightmare, but a World Cup final without the U.S. will still make for compelling soccer. When Germany meets Sweden on Sunday in Carson, Calif., it will be a rematch of the 2001 European Championship final, won 1-0 by the host Germans. In a battle of high-powered front lines, we'll take Germany, which is led by the World Cup's top scorer, Birgit Prinz, and its best player, WUSA MVP Maren Meinert. Germany 2, Sweden 1.

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