U.S. beats Spain to advance to soccer title match

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Altidore's goal leads U.S. to stunning upset

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Clint Dempsey scores the game's second goal

Updated: June 24, 2009, 3:00 AM ET
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) -- The United States stunned top-ranked Spain 2-0 Wednesday night on goals by Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey, advancing to the Confederations Cup final with one of the Americans' biggest soccer victories.

Altidore scored in the 27th minute and Dempsey added a goal in the 74th as the Americans became the first team to defeat Spain since Romania in November 2006.

The chances of such a U.S. victory seemed slim just a few days ago. The 14th-ranked Americans lost their first two games in the Confederations Cup, an eight-nation World Cup warmup, and were on the verge of elimination.

Now they will play defending champion Brazil or host South Africa on Sunday in their first-ever men's final at a FIFA competition.

"It's exciting, a great team effort. To beat an amazing team like Spain and make the final. It's big," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "We played as hard as we could and that's what it took. Every guy contributed, so it's a very good feeling."

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[fascisthunter]

1. amazing... Spain is a very good team

congrats US!

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Wow. Good on them! Go USA! n/t

[malaise]

3. That's a stunning upset

Spain is the best team in Europe.