clipped from: usavsspainsoccer.blogspot.com 
The U.S. national team already has beaten the odds. Now it will try to beat the world's No. 1 team.
As if that weren't daunting enough, the Americans will be playing on two days' rest after a long trip to Bloemfontein from Rustenburg, while Spain has been training near the stadium for a week. The United States is coming off a 3-1 loss to Italy, a 3-0 loss to Brazil and a hard-fought 3-0 win over Egypt, which, coupled with Brazil's 3-0 victory over Italy, pushed the United States into the semis. Spain has barely broken a sweat with easy wins over New Zealand, Iraq and South Africa.
Last summer, the United States and Spain played in a friendly in Santander, and the Spaniards struggled and came away with a 1-0 victory.
``The other side of that is trying to put them under pressure. That's our goal, and if we can do that we have a chance.''