| If this was a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup, the United
States showed it's far from ready.
The U.S. was hammered for the second time in a four-day span
at the Confederations Cup, with Brazil outplaying the Americans
3-0 Thursday.
Felipe Melo scored off Maicon's free kick in the seventh minute
and Robinho made it 2-0 in the 20th, completing a counterattack
that began when DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan failed to
combine on a short corner kick. Maicon added the third goal in
the 62nd.
"They're always going to be the better team, right?"
U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "It's just for us about
going out and trying to give a good showing of ourselves because
the best team doesn't always win. Today it did. We were overpowered,
and sometimes you just come up against Goliath and David doesn't
win."
Brazil outshot the Americans 23-9, including 11-2 for shots on
goal.
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