Can the U.S. bounce back from their loss at Mexico? Follow along tonight as we update the progress of the match.
Excitement At The End, But The U.S. Holds On
Tim Howard had to make a fantastic save in the 87th minute and there was a lot of traffic in the box during stoppage time, but the U.S. was able to escape Rio Tinto with a 2-1 win over El Salvador. There were some defensive shortcomings on the U.S. side, which was to be expected with Oguchi Onyewu and Jay DeMerit out, but the U.S. had just enough offense and Tim Howard to prevail. The officiating was especially bad, but could not deter the Americans from inching closer to South Africa.
Read Article >Altidore Has Second Goal Waved Off
After Landon Donovan kept a U.S. run alive and then Clint Dempsey had a beautiful (ONSIDE) feed to Jozy Alitdore, Altidore put it in the back of the net to make it 3-1. Except, it isn’t 3-1. It’s still 2-1. The Referee inexplicably waves the goal off. No offside was called and no explanation was given, but the goal has been disallowed. Still 2-1.
Read Article >Final Lineup Announced
The U.S. Soccer official twitter stream just tweeted the starting lineup for the match now only 30 minutes away:
#USMNT lineup vs. SLV: Howard; Spector, Marshall, Bocanegra (c), Bornstein; Dempsey, Feilhaber, Bradley, Donovan; Altidore, DaviesMore on the game as it unfolds.
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