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U.S. U-17s win group at CONCACAF championships, will face El Salvador

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Andrew Oliver scored his second goal of the CONCACAF Under-17 championships, and Houston Dynamo Academy keeper Fernando Pina kept the clean sheet as the United States defeated Panama, 1-0, on Friday to win Group B and get one step closer to qualifying for this summer's FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

The United States will face Group A runner-up El Salvador on Tuesday with a berth in the World Cup (and the tournament semifinals) on the line. Tuesday's match will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com at 3 p.m.

Highlights from the win over Panama are after the jump:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVB3pJ-ZF5U]

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