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UNITED STATES vs. ALGERIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Loftus Versfeld Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
UNITED STATES
1 – 0
ALGERIA
✦ REFEREE: Frank De Bleeckere
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 45' •
  • 64' •
  • 65' •
  • 69' •
  • 80' •
  • 85' •
  • 90' ⚽ Landon Donovan
▶ MATCH STATS
USA 51% POSSESSION 49% ALG
USA 22 SHOTS 19 ALG
USA 10 SHOTS ON TARGET 4 ALG
USA 11 FOULS 21 ALG
USA 4 SAVES 9 ALG
USA 0 RED CARDS 1 ALG
▶ LINE-UPS
UNITED STATES
STARTING XI
  1. GKTim Howard
  2. DFJonathan Bornstein
  3. DFJay DeMerit
  4. DFCarlos Bocanegra
  5. DFSteve Cherundolo
  6. MFMaurice Edu
  7. MFMichael Bradley
  8. MFClint Dempsey
  9. MFLandon Donovan⚽
  10. FWHerculez Gomez
  11. FWJozy Altidore
SUBSTITUTES
  • Benny Feilhaber▲ 45'
  • DaMarcus Beasley▲ 80'
  • Edson Buddle▲ 64'
ALGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKRaïs M'Bolhi
  2. DFAntar Yahia
  3. DFRafik Halliche
  4. DFNadir Belhadj
  5. DFMadjid Bouguerra
  6. MFHassan Yebda
  7. MFMedhi Lacen
  8. MFKarim Matmour
  9. MFKarim Ziani
  10. MFFoued Kadir
  11. FWRafik Djebbour
SUBSTITUTES
  • Abdelkader Ghezzal▲ 65'
  • Rafik Saifi▲ 85'
  • Adlène Guédioura▲ 69'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

UNITED STATES
The Stars and Stripes
EST. 1913
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
ALGERIA
The Desert Foxes
EST. 1962
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ UNITED STATES
▶ ALGERIA
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