What was the final score of the usa vs brazil soccer match?
No shame, a lot of gain. After an ignominious start to the tournament (losses to Italy and Brazil), there were calls for the head of Coach Bob Bradley and an outpouring of second-guessing and second-guessers. Surely the United States would be headed home after its final first-round game against Egypt. But not so fast. After basically backing into the semifinals, then beating No. 1-ranked Spain, the United States scored two first-half goals against Brazil and found itself only 45 minutes from the championship of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Johannesburg on Sunday. Perhaps it was not to be, as Brazil scored three unanswered goals. But for the United States players and coach the tournament can be rated nothing less than a 10 … for sheer will, slow improvement and growing respect from around the world. But a loss is a loss. Disappointing, but not disastrous. And gaining respect is one thing; winning on the world stage is something different. As Landon Donovan said after the game: “We may
JOHANNESBURG (AP)—Brazil’s “Beautiful Game” came alive in the second half Sunday with three comeback goals in a 3-2 win over the upstart United States in the Confederations Cup final. Luis Fabiano scored two of the goals and Lucio added the third in the 84th minute to give Brazil its second straight Confederations Cup title and third overall. It was all looking good for the Americans, playing in the men’s final of a FIFA tournament for the first time, in the first half when Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan gave the team a 2-0 halftime lead. “You realize why these guys are worth so much at times like this, but it’s still disappointing,” Donovan said. “We are in the position where we don’t want respect, we want to win.” Brazil really did look like a beaten team in the first 45 minutes, creating little and being constantly stymied by the United States defense and goalkeeper Tim Howard. During that time, the American attack was stretching the nervous-looking Brazil defense, with Donovan wo
