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Sold-Out Giants Stadium Crowd Sees a Strong USA Performance
San Diego MLS Project —
Landon Donovan got his 100th cap, and played well, as did the entire USMNT against the world's number one ranked team. Tim Howard made many big saves, and Freddy Adu was a burst of energy as a late sub.
The temperature on the pitch was at over 100 degrees F. at kickoff, but that did not deter the throngs who packed the stadium from expressing their exuberance, nor did it deter the players from giving it their best effort.
In general, Team USA did a great job of holding off the excellent Argentina attack, which for the entire first half included the stellar Lionel Messi. For the Americans, there was not ...
Match Recap — ARGENTINA @ USA w/78,682 in attendance @ Giants Stadium
The World's Beautiful Game —
Landon Donovan got his 100th cap, and played well, as did the entire USMNT against the world’s number one ranked team. Tim Howard made many big saves, and Freddy Adu was a burst of energy as a late sub.
The temperature on the pitch was at over 100 degrees F. at kickoff, but that did not deter the throngs who packed the stadium from expressing their exuberance, nor did it deter the players from giving it their best effort.
In general, Team USA did a great job of holding off the excellent Argentina attack, which for the entire first half included the stellar Lionel Messi. For the Americans, there ...
Development News: Sunday's USA v ARGENTINA friendly
MLS Expansion And Development —
... The sold-out attendance was the largest ever to see the USA play there, and the fourth-largest in size for any sporting event; officially... 78,682.
from MLSNet, "The United States national team bounced back from a pair of losses to England and Spain in Europe to play Argentina, the top-ranked team in the world, to an entertaining scoreless draw in front of 78,682 at Giants Stadium on a steamy Sunday night."
Read the MLSNet.com Match Report here
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Tour Wrap Report with Videos - Argentina in the U.S.
San Diego MLS Project —
from MVN Soccer,
They only played two matches... but between the two, they attracted over 150,000 spectators and broke records at both stadiums.
Beyond that, the success of the USMNT against a true ARGENTINA first team on Sunday made for a huge boost in morale for the Americans after losses to ENGLAND and SPAIN. This past week, the world's number one men's national side (according to the FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking), made stops in San Diego, CA, and East Rutherford, NJ.
A few facts from this brief Stateside visit...
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ARGENTINA’s U.S. Tour an unqualified success — The week’s wrap w/Videos
The World's Beautiful Game —
They only played two matches…
but between the two, they attracted over 150,000 spectators and broke records at both stadiums.
Beyond that, the success of the USMNT against a true ARGENTINA first team on Sunday made for a huge boost in morale for the Americans after losses to ENGLAND and SPAIN.
This past week, the world’s number one men’s national side (according to the FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking), made stops in San Diego, CA, and East Rutherford, NJ.
A few facts from this brief Stateside visit…
Wednesday, June 4 - Qualcomm Stadium - San ...
Development News: ARGENTINA's U.S. Tour a huge success
MLS Expansion And Development —
... month.
As for the U.S. specifically, playing against Argentina as their final match before qualifiers, and doing so well against them - holding them off for the full 90, will energize them and strengthen their resolve ahead of this Sunday's CONCACAF opener against Barbados at the Home Depot Center.
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Further Reading - versus USA
from MLSNet, "Yanks draw with powerful Argentina"
"Howard hounds ...
