The Americans showed spirit, discipline, and effort against the Egyptians, and the result was a 3-0 win. The US is through to the semifinal round, where they will face Spain. The ratings:
Brad Guzan [8] – He turned in a solid performance. He made an excellent save in the first half and was composed down the stretch. His distribution was on target, and he did a good job of looking to build out of the back.
Jonathan Spector [8] – His highlight of the match was hitting the wicked cross that led to the third goal. He did a good job staying compact in the final minutes, but he gave away possession twice in bad spots.
Jay DeMerit [8] – He had a critical tackle in the box that cleared a dangerous situation. He worked well with Onyewu to cover the outside backs, and he cleared out several chances in the air. But his passing was sketchy.
Oguchi Onyewu [9] – He was the man of the match for the US. He won almost every header, and he covered well for the full-backs. He read the game well and destroyed many chances.
Jonathan Bornstein [7] – He made himself an option on the left flank but had some questionable passes. He did well defending in 1 v1 situations, however he lost his man that led to an open header.
Clint Dempsey [8] – He had a gritty performance, with several excellent passes that set-up chances. His header was placed perfectly. He did turnover the ball over twice, but his overall contribution to the match overshadowed his mistakes.
Ricardo Clark [7] He had a quiet but effective game. He did well when forced to defend deep and blocked a shot in the 75th minute. He also had the flick to Bradley that sprung the second goal.
Michael Bradley [8] – He opened the game up by taking shots outside the penalty area and had some dangerous passes from deep in the midfield. His splitting run set-up the second goal, which was calmly taken. He worked hard to pressure the ball.
Landon Donovan [9] – He set the example by hard work on both ends. His runs forward were thing of a beauty and kept the Egyptians on their heels. His set-pieces were dangerous, and his linking with Bradley on the second goal was sublime.
Jozy Altidore [6] – He should have finished the sitter. He did a good job of the holding the ball-up and sent in dangerous crosses. But he failed to link up with the midfield, when his back was to the goal.
Charlie Davies [7] – He used his pace to be pesky. His persistence paid off, which led to the first goal. He challenged the keeper with a well-taken cross.
Benny Feilhaber [7] – He did well getting back to defend. He could have struck the volley better, but showed awareness to get off a quick shot.
Connor Casey [6] – He did have an unnecessary turnover without much pressure but helped to clear a corner late in the match.
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