In an attempt to counteract Algeria’s speed, USA’s trainer Bob Bradley went with a tiny, yet faster lineup. He encouraged the players to move around in order to accommodate his game plans. Bradley pulled out defender Oguchi Onyeu and sent in Jonathan Bornstein. He matched Herculez Gomez and Jozy Altidore to build the forward positions. Shortly into the game, a move that possibly saved Bradley’s career is when he took out a futile Gomez and substituted him with Edson Buddle. This move was vital for the US given that they got the goal that they desired in order to win 1-0 over the Algerians.

Together the US and Algeria had abundance of occasions to score, nonetheless, the one score that mattered the most did not come until the ninetieth minute. Landon Donovan dribbled the ball after it was stopped by the Algerian goalie Rais Bolihi and kicked it right into the soccer net from 8 yards away.

If Donovan hadn’t made the much-needed goal, the US might have been eliminated from the game. Conversely, the US ended up winning the Group C division. The US will now face the runner-up of Group D, which is almost certainly to be Serbia.