Slovenia v USA, 18 June 2010

Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST) Man of the Match: Landon Donovan (United States) Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Inácio Cândido (Angola) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Fifth official: Jeffrey Gek Pheng (Singapore) Once again the U.S. was outplayed early, as Valter Birsa netted for Slovenia from distance and Zlatan Ljubijankić extended the lead soon after to give them a 2–0 lead at half-time. In the 48th minute, Landon Donovan cut the lead in half for the United States when he dribbled into the Slovenian box and blasted a close-range shot over Samir Handanović into the roof of the net. The United States kept their hopes of advancement alive when they equalised in the 82nd minute. Altidore placed a header into the Slovenian box that was run down by midfielder Michael Bradley, who lobbed the keeper to tie the game. A few minutes later, the United States looked as if they were going to complete their comeback when a Donovan free kick was volleyed in by substitute Maurice Edu; however, referee Koman Coulibaly disallowed the goal and the game ended in a 2–2 draw.