U.S. 2-Spain 0 Confederations Cup
Posted: June 25th, 2009BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — When the final whistle blew and the United States had collected one of its greatest soccer victories, defeating Spain, the No. 1 team in the world, the American players ran and jumped into one another’s arms and waved towels. . . .
Immediately, the victory took its place among other classic American soccer triumphs — victories in the World Cup over England in 1950, over Colombia in 1994, and over Portugal and Mexico in 2002 that were similarly stirring and unexpected. . . . It was the first time the United States had defeated a top-ranked team since a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the 1998 Concacaf Gold Cup, and only the second time ever.
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