[SCOUTING REPORT] With only one loss in 55 games since Pia Sundhage took over as coach three years, the USA is theoverwhelming favorite to capture one of Concacaf’s two automatic berths in the 2011 Women’s World Cup at the regional qualifying tournament that begins Thursday against Haiti in Cancun, Mexico. Here’show Sundhage has reshaped the USA since its fateful game against Brazil in the semifinals of the 2007 Women’s World Cup, a 4-0 loss that stands as the low point in U.S. women’s history.

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