FIFA World Cup 2010: For One Day, Donovan Made America a World
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stories Ian Walton/Getty Images  For the first time in the 2010
World Cup, the USA scored first, and the “Yanks” needed every
single second to break the dead-lock.  None other than Landon
Donovan, Mr. USA Soccer, came through when his team and country
needed him the most. The saying goes, “better late than never!”
Well, one minute into stoppage time, he buried the ball in the
back of the net with one swift kick, and changed the landscape
of world football in the United States.  Throughout the entire
tournament, the United States has been playing high quality
opponents in England, our brothers across the pond and founders
of the game; a tough and gritty Slovenia, who tossed aside
European perennial powers, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia (who
is still alive in the World Cup) and Poland to advance to the
World Cup.  Many thought one win out of these two teams would
suffice. The “Yanks” cam