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In one of the biggest upsets in professional sports history, the United States defeated the number one ranked soccer team in the world, Spain, 2-0, at the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa today.The Confederations Cup is a warmup tournament, held one year before the World Cup, which will be held next summer in South Africa.Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey scored for the US, who now move into the final on Sunday against the winner of the Brazil-South Africa semifinal, which will be played tomorrow.How large is this win for the United States? Spain had won 15 straight international matches (a new record) dating back to November 2006, and was undefeated in their last 35 internationals (an amazing 32-0-3).It's one of the biggest wins in the history of the U.S. and it will largely go unnoticed here, as most Americans find the sport too boring and would rather hear about Alex Rodriguez' nightlife.And that is a shame. Here's more about today's stunning win.I have to ad...
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