Confederations Cup 2009 · Semi-final

Spain 0–2 United States

Wednesday 24 Jun 2009 · Bloemfontein, South Africa (neutral)

Spain0–2United States

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Altidore Dempsey

27′0–1Jozy Altidore United States
74′0–2Clint Dempsey United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Spain

Came on

20Santi CazorlaMF↑67′
22Juan MataFW↑77′

United States

Came on

22Benny FeilhaberMF↑67′
4Conor CaseyMF↑84′
2Jonathan BornsteinDF↑88′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Spain: 2152 → 2090
United States: 1872 → 1935

Expected score for Spain: 83.4% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1950–2011.

Spain wins: 4
Draws: 0
United States wins: 1

Form either side

Spain

Before

2–1 v Turkey 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
6–0 v Azerbaijan 9 Jun 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v New Zealand 14 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
1–0 v Iraq 17 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
2–0 v South Africa 20 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

3–2 v South Africa 28 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
3–2 v North Macedonia 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v Belgium 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–0 v Estonia 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Armenia 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

United States

Before

1–3 v Costa Rica 3 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Honduras 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–3 v Italy 15 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
0–3 v Brazil 18 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
3–0 v Egypt 21 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009

After

2–3 v Brazil 28 Jun 2009 · Confederations Cup 2009
4–0 v Grenada 4 Jul 2009 · Gold Cup 2009
2–0 v Honduras 8 Jul 2009 · Gold Cup 2009
2–2 v Haiti 11 Jul 2009 · Gold Cup 2009
2–1 v Panama 18 Jul 2009 · Gold Cup 2009

Road through the tournament

Spain

5–0 v New Zealand Group stage
1–0 v Iraq Group stage
2–0 v South Africa Group stage
0–2 v United States Semi-final
3–2 v South Africa Third-place play-off

United States

1–3 v Italy Group stage
0–3 v Brazil Group stage
3–0 v Egypt Group stage
2–0 v Spain Semi-final
2–3 v Brazil Final

Every Spain v United States match5

From Spain's side.


4 Jun 2011	United States	4–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 Jun 2009	United States	0–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2009	Semi-final
4 Jun 2008	United States	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
11 Mar 1992	United States	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1950	United States	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1950	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN