On this day in 2007, Feilhaber's late winner for the Gold Cup

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‪📍 ‬Chicago

‪👔 ‬Bradley

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup F

Benny Feilhaber scored that goal for the US as the Yanks needed to score twice in the second half to secure its fourth Gold Cup, including back-to-back.

62'
Landon Donovan ties it from the spot.

73'
Donovan curls in the corner and it is partially cleared. The ball loops to Feilhaber, who catches it on the volley. It is just a brilliant goal.

Scorers: Landon Donovan (PK) 62′, Benny Feilhaber (unassisted) 73′ — Jose Andres Guardado (Nery Castillo) 44′

USA: 1-Tim Howard;16-Jonathan Spector (15-Frank Simek, 72′), 22-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.), 13-Jonathan Bornstein; 8-Clint Dempsey (20-Taylor Twellman, 69′), 5-Benny Feilhaber, 4-Pablo Mastroeni (19-Ricardo Clark, 46′), 7-DaMarcus Beasley; 11-Brian Ching, 10-Landon Donovan

Subs not used: 9-Eddie Johnson, 12-Jay DeMerit, 14-Steve Ralston, 18-Kasey Keller

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

MEX: 1- Oswaldo Sanchez, 2- Jose Jonny Magallon, 3-Carlos Salcido, 4-Rafael Marquez (Capt.), 5-Ricardo Osorio, 7- Alberto Medina (10-Cuauhtemoc Blanco, 78′), 8- Pavel Pardo, 9-Jared Borgetti (19-Omar Bravo, 40′), 16-Jaime Lozano (23- Adolfo Bautista, 81′), 18-Jose Andres Guardado, 21-Nery Castillo

Subs not used: 13-Guillermo Ochoa,14-Fausto Pinto, 20- Fernando Arce, 22- Francisco Rodriguez

Head Coach: Hugo Sanchez

Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)

Cards: Carlos Bocanegra [Y 9′], Pablo Mastroeni [Y 33′], Brian Ching [Y 76′], DaMarcus Beasley [Y 85′], Frank Simek [Y 86′]

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On this day in 2009, the upset over No. 1 Spain

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇪🇸 Spain

‪📍 ‬Bloemfontein

‪👔 ‬Bradley

‪📋 ‬Confeds Cup SF

Coming into this match, 🇪🇸 was ranked No. 1 by FIFA, unbeaten for 35 matches and had won EURO 2008 the previous summer.

27'
After starting brightly, Jozy Altidore got strong to put the Yanks ahead.

74'
With the US holding strong, Landon Donovan put in a low cross that was intercepted by Sergio Ramos. Little Ramos know, Clint Dempsey was lurking and shot the settled ball to confirm the biggest US upset of the 21st century.

Scorers: Jozy Altidore (Clint Dempsey) 27′, Clint Dempsey (unassisted) 74′

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Jonathan Spector, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 15-Jay DeMerit, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.); 10-Landon Donovan, 13-Ricardo Clark, 12-Michael Bradley, 8-Clint Dempsey (2-Jonathan Bornstein, 88′); 9-Charlie Davies (22-Benny Feilhaber, 69′), 17-Jozy Altidore (4-Conor Casey, 84′)

Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 23-Luis Robles, 6-Heath Pearce, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 11-Marvell Wynne, 16-Sacha Kljestan, 19-Freddy Adu, 20-Jose Francisco Torres

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

ESP: 1-Iker Casillas (Capt.); 15-Sergio Ramos, 3-Gerard Pique, 5-Carlos Puyol, 11-Joan Capdevila; 10-Cesc Fabregas (20-Santi Cazorla, 68′), 14-Xabi Alonso, 8-Xavi Hernandez, 18-Albert Riera (22-Juan Manuel Mata, 77′); 7-David Villa, 9-Fernando Torres

Subs not used: 13-Diego Lopez, 23-Pepe Reina, 2-Raúl Albiol, 4-Carlos Marchena, 6-Pablo Hernandez, 12-Sergio Busquets, 16-Fernando Llorente,17-Daniel Güiza, 19-Alvaro Arbeloa, 21-David Silva

Head Coach: Vicente del Bosque

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (URU)

Cards: Landon Donovan [Y 5′], Jozy Altidore [Y 28′], Michael Bradley [R 86′] — Joan Capdevila [Y 36′], Gerard Pique [Y 89′]

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Player Profile: Preki Radosavljevic

Born on June 24, 1963, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the midfielder moved to the 🇺🇸 to play with the Tacoma Stars in 1985 and played the next 20 years in the 🇺🇸, with two stints in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

After becoming a citizen in 1996, Preki made 28 USMNT caps, scoring four goals. His most famous was the winner against 🇧🇷 in the Gold Cup SF on Feb 10, 1998.

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