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"&lt;img alt=\"0612_us_soccer_team_twitter_guatemala_city\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/06/13/0612-us-soccer-team-twitter-guatemala-city-2.jpg\" /&gt;The U.S. soccer team insists ... they didn't mean to snub American troops at a Guatemalan airport Monday -- blowing past the soldiers' big welcoming party for the team -- so the players are apologizing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Team America flew in for a World Cup qualifying match against Guatemala -- and troops stationed in the Central American country came to greet them on the tarmac and cheer them on to victory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But when the team got off the plane ... they made a beeline for the bus, not saying a word to the soldiers ... not even a \"thank you.\" The troops were understandably insulted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The soldiers' friends and family took to Facebook to express their disgust -- writing messages like, \"What a disgrace that a team that wears our American colors can't take 5 minutes to acknowledge the soldiers that fight for what those colors represent.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, a rep for the team tells TMZ, \"The players and staff were simply unsure of the correct protocol in terms of engaging the military members on arrival to Guatemala ... [the players] weren't sure if they were welcoming them or providing security.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told their apology went over pretty well -- no hard feelings. (FYI -- Guatemala tied the game last night with a late goal in the 83rd minute. Boo.)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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