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US Stuns No. 1 Spain, Advances to Confederations Cup Final
Posted Jun 24, 2009 4:53PM
By Michael Cardillo
Wednesday night in chilly Bloemfontein, South Africa, the U.S. national team lodged one of its greatest victories in its history, beating FIFA No. 1 Spain 2-0 in the Confederations Cup semifinals. The win snapped Spain’s 35-match unbeaten run, denying them a chance to set a new record at 36.
This win almost made me pull out the thesaurus for the proper word to describe it. Stunning? Yes. Unbelievable? Pretty close. Deserved? You bet.
However you want to term it, this was a rare, great night when everything turned up roses for the U.S. — well, until a harsh red card on Michael Bradley in the 85th minute.
Is it the best win in the history of U.S. soccer? Hard to say. It certainly rates very near the top, with the only mitigating factor being that it was only in the Confederations Cup. It’s right there with the famous 3-2 upset of Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and 1-0 win over Brazil at the 1998 Gold Cup semifinals. (The famous 1-0 win over England at the 1950 World Cup probably should be classified on its own since so much has changed since that match sepia-toned in Brazil.)
Source: http://soccer.fanhouse.com
So is the US #1 now?
Go Spain!
Soccer and chess should excel in the USA!
Great game by USA Team. Such bad start of the tournament and they are in the final.
“Soccer and chess should excel in the USA!”
I totally agree – the USA has immigrants from every country and can attract the best talent!! I appreciate people like Susan who devote the time and effort into the necessary work to achieve that.
Waw!! GReat!!
I am absolutely excited to the tears!! Wonderful!! I am so happy for US. A well deserved win for the Americans. Great job, great show, great effort!
Bravo Americans
best wishes
A Weiler
It looked if Spain didn’t wanted to win….