So instead of going into the final match with four points, the USA had two points and a must win game against Algeria. If the USA tied and England won then the USA was out of the World Cup.

MLSsoccer.com on USA-ALGHas your heart resumed beating yet? Ours has. Now we can look back at the week that was leading up to Wednesday's dramatic 1-0 US win over Algeria, which pushes the ...

USA 1-0 Algeria (Donovan 90+1) Sensational! Moments after Saifi spurned a wonderful chance at the other end, heading straight at Howard, the United States hurtle forward.

The USA vs. Algeria match was this reporter's first-ever live World Cup experience – and he floated on a sea of red, white, and blue in South Africa.

Their French background: Algeria has been independent from France since 1962. However, with France (amusingly) already out of the World Cup, America's anti-French energy must be directed somewhere.

Live minute-by-minute commentary from the World Cup 2010 Group C game between USA and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday June 23 2010, kick-off 3.30pm BST.

USA/Algeria World Cup Referee Will Watch Gladiator Before Match By Spencer Hall @edsbs Jun 21, 2010, 1:52pm EDT ...

It seems a little early. However, adding another forward may put the needed pressure on Algeria. 60:00 The replay of the Dempsey shot is amazing. I can't believe he didn't get any curl on that ball.

Tired of having to rally from early deficits, the United States aims to score first and make things less complicated when it take on Algeria in their decisive World Cup Group C match Wednesday.

Sure, 6.2 million TV watchers tuned into Wednesday's USA vs. Algeria match -- but at least 1.1 million watched it on ESPN3.com, the sports property's broadband play.

USA-Algeria (ESPN) and England-Slovenia (ESPN2) both kickoff at 10 am. There are too many scenarios to go over in regard to advancing, but this chart should help. If the US does advance, it will pl… ...