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brentspeak

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33. 9178 miles, to be more accurate

Fri Dec 6, 2013, 11:04 PM

Dec 2013

Round-trip:

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1641802/us-play-ghana-portugal-germany-world-cup?cc=5901

After having the shortest group-play travel in South Africa, the U.S. will have the longest in Brazil. The Americans will be based in Sao Paulo and face trips of 1,436 miles to Natal, 1,832 miles to Manaus and 1,321 miles to Recife. They also will play all three matches in the tropics, with the second and third matches in the afternoon.

The sweltering heat of Manaus is the real killer.

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In other words, they work hard to screw us because we're on a shitty continent KamaAina Dec 2013 #35

Nicely done! KamaAina Dec 2013 #36

Team USA will also be forced to travel 9,000 miles brentspeak Dec 2013 #23

They're international footballers, and one of the fittest teams on Earth. Codeine Dec 2013 #30

confused, where you getting nine thousand miles of travel from. loli phabay Dec 2013 #32

9178 miles, to be more accurate brentspeak Dec 2013 #33

okay thanks, long distances as long as tbey dont go by coach they will be fine. loli phabay Dec 2013 #34

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