U.S. tops Canada for Olympic berth

[Zeppo]

U.S. tops Canada for Olympic berth

Freddy Adu scored a pair of goals and sent the United States back to the Olympics in the process.

Adu staked the U.S. to an early lead and sparked a 3-0 victory over Canada on Thursday in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

The Group A-winning Americans (3-0-1) earned an automatic berth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with the victory.

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[Zeppo]

[Zeppo]

Adu headlines a dominating team effort

Following the United States' 3-0 semifinal defeat of Canada in the men's Olympic qualifying tournament, Canadian head coach Nick Dasovic was asked what he thought of Freddy Adu's ability on free kicks. He responded with a wry smile, "I hate it!" The Americans love it, however, as Adu tallied twice from set pieces to help them punch their ticket to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

That Adu donned the hero's cape was nothing new. Ever since the tournament began the Benfica attacker has been the Americans' steadiest and highest performing player. What was different about this match was that almost every one of Adu's teammates performed at a similar level, dominating the Canadians from the outset, and winning the high-stakes match in a walk.

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[HL]

You won't get much congrats around here Zeppo. Sour grapes.....

Freddy "the phenom" Adu is certainly maturing. As one of your attached article pointed out---the rift between he and former coach is in the past. Freddy has seen the wisdom of his coaching decisions.

What? This is the 13th olympic visit for the US!!!

BTW: There's an abundance of Freddys' in Jamaica