[COUNTDOWN: Canada 2014] Less than a month after the end of the World Cup, the USA is again represented in international competition. Unlike the men, who wereunderdogs in Brazil, the U.S. under-20 women will be the favorites in Canada. The USA opens Tuesday against Germany, which it beat in the 2012 final. The game will be held at Edmonton’s CommonwealthStadium, site of the first FIFA youth championship for women, which the USA also won, in 2002. For six reasons to follow the USA …

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