Slovenia, US draw 2-2 in gripping match
June 18th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANSJohannesburg, June 18 (DPA) The United States fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Slovenia and keep their qualification chances in the football World Cup alive after a spectacular match at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park.
Slovenia, the team from the smallest country in the World Cup, had anticipated becoming the first to qualify for the knock-out stage of the tournament after going 2-0 up at half time with goals from Valter Birsa and Zlatan Ljubijankic.
But second-half goals from Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley capped a gritty performance from the Americans Friday.
The result put Slovenia in first place in the Group C standings. However, the Europeans will still have to work hard to qualify for the Round of 16 when they meet England Wednesday.
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