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Congratulations to Mr. John Middleton for correctly naming "Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd as the Tuesday Song of the Day.
As many of you know, or will learn, the U.S. Men's National Team pulled off quite the upset today in South Africa with a 2-0 victory over the current #1 national team in the world, Spain, or as some like to call them "La Furia Roja". Let it never be said that Running Down a Dream does not try to reach a multi-cultural audience.
Courtesy of goals from Jozy Altidore and East Texas-native Clint Dempsey, the Red, White, and Blue will face either Brazil or host South Africa in the Confederations Cup Final on Sunday in Johannesburg.If they do face the Brazilians, the U.S. will obviously remember the 3-0 pasting given to them by the Samba Kings last Wednesday, but for a team that just snapped Spain's world-record 35 game international unbeaten streak, it seems that, as the gentlemen from The Lonely Island know, Kevin Garnett was right.
Anything's possible.
Labels: 2009 Confederations Cup, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Kevin Garnett, Spain, The Lonely Island, U.S. Men's National Team
posted by Justin @ 6/24/2009 04:01:00 PM
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Which do you think is more glorious---this or the U.S.'s 2003 upset of Mexico?
Well, the fact that this match is in the Confederations Cup (a.k.a. the World Cup-light version) and the Mexico win came in the knockout stages of the World Cup hurts its impact, but this Spanish team, which came into the match carrying a world record 35 game unbeaten streak and world record 15 game winning streak, is much, much better than that Mexican team circa 2002.
I'm saying this one is bigger, and if they put up a good showing against Brazil or S. Africa (probably Brazil) on Sunday, it could create a groundswell of confidence going into the World Cup next summer.
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