Spain vs United States Highlights: Confederations Cup Semis

Posted on June 24, 2009
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The footballing world will surely take notice of this. The U.S. soccer team has reached the final of the Confederations Cup, beating mighty Spain 2-0.

Spain, the European champion, had set an international record with 15 straight victories and had tied with Brazil for a record unbeaten streak of 35 games from December 1993 to January 1996..

Even more stunning, the Americans were on the verge of elimination and ready to pack their bags last weekend before a reversal of fortune. On Wednesday, goals by Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey led to an upset of the world’s top-ranked team.

Altidore scored in the 27th minute and Dempsey added a goal in the 74th as the Americans became the first team to defeat Spain since Romania in November 2006.

Now the U.S. will play defending champion Brazil or host South Africa in Sunday’s final, which concludes a two-week tournament designed to prepare the organizers for next year’s World Cup.

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Jeqq on June 25th, 2009 12:18 am

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