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By lex, on June 23rd, 2010

In extra time:

Landon Donovan’s goal in extra time lifted the U.S. to a dramatic 1-0 win over Algeria on Wednesday, sending the U.S. on to the second round of the World Cup for just the third time in history.

Bravo, boys!

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June 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Headlines

11 comments to Last 16

  • cinique
    June 23, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Un freakin believable. Never say die!

  • Shaman (formerly Chaps)
    June 23, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    90+ minutes of guys in shorts running up and down a field and the score is 1-0. How did I ever let myself miss that?

  • Diego
    June 23, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Actually it was a good match, lots of close call moments.

    And i don´t really like the game.

    • Shaman (formerly Chaps)
      June 23, 2010 at 2:39 pm

      That’s like saying a football game was good because it had lots of “almost complete” passes.

  • Mike Myers
    June 23, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    And the team survived two stolen goals; hard to win when you’re facing two teams on the field.

  • Quartermaster
    June 23, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    I didn’t know we were playing football. I thought that started in two months.

  • 11B40
    June 23, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    Greetings:

    Thanks for the video. I wasn’t able to watch the game. Today was the grannies’ badminton tournament at the senior center and they get really crusty if I’m not there to pick up the shuttlecocks for them. And I had to pick
    up up a lot of shuttlecocks today, so I’m a little crusty myself right now.

  • MaxDamage
    June 23, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    I’m a little reluctant to join in all the excitement over the World Cup. I played the sport for about 15 years, was actually fairly decent at it as a back, but I’m finding it difficult to really think it’s all that important. I mean, it’s not like it’s Football or anything.

    Football: Popular in America, physically demanding, requires immense physical coordination.
    Soccer: popular in countries where people can only use one set of limbs at a time.

    Football: A series of set plays, the team moves as a whole to accomplish a specific mission.
    Soccer: List of plays as follows: run, kick ball, fall over like a ninny when touched.

    Football: Players must wear hundreds of dollars worth of protective gear just to avoid serious injury; being crushed by 300lbs of guard or tackle considered commonplace.
    Soccer: 22 players can get together, buy a ball, and play. May be bumped by 170lbs sweeper.

    Football: rowdy drunken fans spill beer on you, paint torso and stand in front of you, shirtless, in 20 degree temps at a Vikings game.
    Soccer: rowdy, nationalistic fans kill you and set fire to the downtown of your city.

    Football: team is led by a quarterback, who’s job is to earn points. Takes credit for all points earned by his team.
    Soccer: goal is protected by a goalkeeper. All points by the opposition are his fault.

    Taken as a whole, soccer really isn’t a *bad* sport, it just doesn’t have much to recommend it.

    – Max

  • SwissBob
    June 24, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Glad you qualified, it would have been outrageous if you hadn’t.

    I watched Italy go out today and France arrive home in disgrace, if we beat the Germans I’ll die happy.

  • Felicia
    June 24, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    Little late to the party, but just had to say thanks for the mention! I love soccer. I kept running out of my training every 15 minutes yesterday to check for updates on the score. Jumped up and down in the crowded lobby and generally made a fool of myself when I saw the final score.

    Can’t wait for Saturday!!
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