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Low profile, big accomplishment for USA's Beasley
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Germany's Miroslav Klose, left, and United States' DaMarcus Beasley challenge for the ball during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on Thursday. - photo by Associated Press
SAO PAULO — DaMarcus Beasley is playing his latest, and likely last, World Cup with little fanfare — just the way the soft-spoken defender prefers it. Beasley is determined to keep his focus on the field as he goes about his business each day. The first American to appear in four World Cups, he's helped lead the U.S. to its second straight trip to the knockout rounds.