  Changes needed for World Cup to succeed in US  July 6, 2010 By
Tom Schmitt,   U.S. coach Bob Bradley and veteran superstar
Landon Donovan had expressed their own high expectations and a
very positive outlook for this year's team, going as far as to
say they felt they possessed the ability to play with any team
in the Cup field. Area sports bars, where conversation is
usually reserved for the NBA, NFL or MLB was now abuzz with talk
of the USA soccer team.  The American team fueled this fire by
winning its bracket in the Cup in a very exciting fashion.
Donovan's last-minute heroics against Algeria, when he put a
rebound goal into the upper deck of the net, helped the USA
capture Group C. This gave excitement to all local soccer
faithful as the U.S. looked as though it had come of age by
overcoming perennial Cup powerhouse England in its bracket.
Large USA soccer events were held at local athletic clubs like
The Summit, where a celebration of USA soccer was held in which
the U.S. game against Algeria was open