Confederations Cup - USA Beat Spain 2 - 0

The USA sealed one of the biggest upsets in international football history with a 2-0 win over European champions Spain in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa,Goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey gave Bob Bradley's warriors a hard-fought victory against the FIFA-ranked world number one side, who were unable to match the CONCACAF champions for work-rate and commitment.

The famous victory was soured by the late dismissal of Michael Bradley, son of the head coach, who will now miss the final against either Brazil or hosts South Africa on Sunday.

It was Spain's first defeat since November 2006 and snapped a world-record 15-game winning streak and 35 without defeat for the team widely expected to win the tournament.

The win was all the more remarkable given the context of the USA's last victory, in the final group game at the weekend: after losing their opening two games to Italy and Brazil, they were left needing to beat African champions Egypt by three clear goals and hope that Brazil beat Italy by at least the same score.

When the impossible happened in that match, a second shock result was surely even less likely.

While Bradley's men were lucky at times, they closed and harried everything Spain attempted and displayed a master-class in defence and counter-attack