USA 2-0 Spain: Americans Again Didn't Follow Confederations Cup Script

Here's a question that's been asked over the years: why watch the FIFA Confederations Cup? Here's the answer for the 2009 tournament: because the USA are competing in it. Many thought the Americans would learn their lesson from Group B and accept a roll-over from the current best ranked team in the world, Spain. But as they proved in the last game of Group B against Egypt with a six-goal deficit in goal difference gone, once again the USA were not interested in reading the Hollywood script. Ranked 13 places down from Spain in the official FIFA World Rankings, hardly anyone (except the extreme American optimist) expected the USA to win in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in Bloemfontein. But against all the odds, the USA managed to beat Spain 2-0, with goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey. In a country that still calls the world's most popular sport "soccer" as opposed to "football", the win would undeniably work wonders ... (link)