Short of a few friendlies scheduled in the new year (the United States is looking to play the Netherlands in March), the six months before the World Cup will be filled with banter and speculation, with a few club clashes featuring headline-worthy individual matchups (Tim Howard’s Everton against Jermain Defoe’s Tottenham side on Feb. 28) that might foreshadow World Cup rivalries.
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