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Friday, April 24, 1998US no pushoverFRANKFURT (AP) -- Watch out for the Americans!The mass-circulation newspaper Bild, with the largest readership in Germany, warned Friday that the United States will not be a pushover at the World Cup in France. The U.S. team is Germany's first opponent, June 15 in Paris. The Americans beat Austria 3-0 in Vienna on Wednesday. Germany's other two group opponents also posted wins -- Yugoslavia 3-1 over South Korea and Iran 1-0 over Jamaica. "Watch out, Berti! Group F is stronger than we all thought," Bild wrote. "The Americans presented themselves very strongly," Bild said, and praised midfielder Claudio Reyna as "excellent." Reyna plays for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. NEXT ROUNDS: Round of 16 || Quarter-finals || Semi-finals GROUP A: Brazil, Morocco, Norway, Scotland GROUP B: Austria, Cameroon, Chile, Italy GROUP C: Denmark, France, Saudi Arabia, South Africa GROUP D: Bulgaria, Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain GROUP E: Belgium, Holland, Mexico, South Korea GROUP F: Germany, Iran, United States, Yugoslavia GROUP G: Colombia, England, Romania, Tunisia GROUP H: Argentina, Croatia, Jamaica, Japan |