The U.S. U-17 boys national team lost close games to Ghana and Brazil at the Born in the USA tournament in Macon, Ga. The U.S. got goals from Nick Downing and St. Louis high school MVP Taylor Twellman to overcome a 2-0 deficit against Ghana before falling to the defending U-17 world champion 3-2. The U.S. then lost to Brazil 1-0 two days later. The United States has a pair of matches scheduled against Mexico in Atlanta and Oneonta, N.Y., before leaving for Egypt for tuneup matches before this summer’s Under-17 World Cup.