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Senior team struggles create challenges for U.S. Olympic qualifying squad

The U.S. national team's Gold Cup failure is going to make it tougher for the Americans to qualify for the Olympics. Here is a look at the players who will face that task.

When Jurgen Klinsmann walked off the field at the Georgia Dome after his U.S. national team 's elimination from the Gold Cup last month, he surely knew what the defeat meant. Not only did it mean the U.S. would have to win a playoff match just to reach the Confederations Cup, but he also had to be aware that scheduling would put that match around the same time as CONCACAF Olympic qualifying.