Time: 2:30 ETPlace: Royal Bafokeng Stadium; Rustenburg, South AfricaThe Situation: Th...

The United States vs. Ghana. The Yanks vs. The Black Stars. USA vs. Africa.

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Time: 2:30 ET
Place: Royal Bafokeng Stadium; Rustenburg, South Africa
The Situation: The Round of 16

We’re covering the match live, so be sure to join in on the ongoing discussion. But until then, here’s a brief preview of the highly anticipated match.

Rustenberg is where the United States tied England 1-1 two weeks ago, but Ghana and the United States have their own history. Ghana knocked the United States out of the World Cup in 2006 with a 2-1 win in the group stage, and the Ghanians will have the opportunity to end the American dream once again. However, it is in the hands of veterans Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Landon Donovan, and Steve Cherundolo to help the Americans determine their own fate. Because, after all, triumph is the sweetest form of justice.

The United States are officially on their most important World Cup run ever. America trusts Bob Bradley’s men, but Ghana are also an incredibly talented side with technically superb players. Neither side has the glamour that a Spain or a Holland brings to the table, but both have the all-important ability to get results. The support is there, 300 million will be supporting the United States, but Ghana will have arguably 1 billion people supporting them as they are the only nation left representing Africa.

Landon Donovan will obviously have confidence going into the match after his game winning goal against Algeria, but so will the entire United States team. Ghana, on the other hand, are coming off a 1-0 loss to Germany. Then again, a 1-nil loss to a great German side probably hasn’t diminished too much confidence in the Ghana camp.

One quote about the US Men’s National Team that says quite a bit:

“[The US] have spirit… The USA never give up. That’s why I believe they can go much further because they fight to the end and work so hard… I can see them reaching the semi-finals and then who knows what might happen.” - Spain & Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas