USA Soccer won today against Algeria in a dramatic fashion. Landon Donovan scored a goal in the 91st minute of the game. They call this the stoppage time. For those who might not know what this is, I will explain. The clock never stops in soccer. When a player gets hurt or a ball goes out and they have to stop play, they add up the time that this takes and they add it to the end of each half. Well, Donovan scored a goal in stoppage time, and the equivilent of that would be like hitting a buzzer beater in basketball from half court to win a game. Improbable. But it happened, and the USA won their group and are advancing to the knockout round of the World Cup. They have not won their group since 1930. That is why this win is so huge. What a great finish to the game. Go USA!!!
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