As a fan of the U.S. national team, you probably couldn't ask for more from Wednesday's Confederations Cup semifinal against Spain, especially considering how the first two games of the tournament unfurled for Bob Bradley's team. In short, the underdog Americans are up against FIFA's No. 1-ranked team, Spain, which has already set the all-time international record for consecutive wins (15) in this tournament and could break the all-time undefeated run (36) by defeating the Americans. With a win, or even simply a strong performance, the U.S. can garner a boatload of goodwill toward the 2010 World Cup. At the very least it would erase the lingering doubts raised in the opening two games of this tournament.
All in all, the odds are surely stacked against the U.S., but that's why we follow sports, right? To see the chance of a colossal upset. The match kicks off from South Africa at 2:25 PM ET and we'll be blogging shortly before the opening whistle.
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6-24-2009 @ 4:24PM
rcbusic said...
Play smart, get lucky, believe and finis once or twice. Classic Brittish defensive effort by the Americans. Shocking the world!
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6-24-2009 @ 4:33PM
eliteoptical said...
This win is as big as the Miracle on Ice in the Hockey Olympics . We just witnessed another miracle!!!
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