FIFA CUP USA-SPAIN: USA SHOCKS SPAIN 2-0, ADVANCES TO FIRST FIFA FINAL

The United States men's national soccer team stunned the world of soccer Wednesday evening with a sparkling 2-0 defeat over No. 1 ranked Spain in their semi-final match of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium in South Africa. The win earned the Americans their first trip to the cup final in team history.

"The U. S. put in a tremendous team effort and were all over the field," said Spain coach Vicente del Bosque in defeat. "We were surprised by how well they played and we have to take our hats off to them."

The Beatles classic song "Come Together" came to mind as news of the amazing American victory filled the airwaves. "Here comes old flattop, he come grooving up slowly..."

Losers of their first two cup matches against Brazil and Italy, team USA was doing just that, moving up slowly, scoring just one goal in those matches together while playing with very little passion making careless defensive miscues.

Amazingly, behind the leadership of head coach Bob Bradley, they found a way to "come together" at just the right time with an excellent balance of timely offense and stifling defense.

"When you play a team like Spain you have to work very hard and defend as a group," said Bradley. "We made a special effort to try to control their midfield and not let them get comfortable. When we got the ball we knew we needed to be aggressive."

Read more at Bleacher Report.