http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...06/4853182.stm - USA Italy match report.
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Originally Posted by The beeb
USA held on for most of the second half with nine men to earn a gutsy draw with 10-man Italy in an enthralling match...
A point was the least USA deserved after a display full of spirit and determination in Kaiserslautern.
If Ghana's brilliant win over Czech Republic earlier in the day opened up the group, USA looked in the mood to create the second real shock of the day.
They set about their more illustrious opponents with vigour in the early stages, pinning Italy back, with Bobby Convey and Clinton Dempsey both just missing the target...
Italy pressed but they could not break USA's resolve and the Americans claimed an extraordinary point to kick-start their World Cup campaign.
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