Donovan: A lesson learned

At half-time of their first World Cup final, United States were in the unlikely position of leading five times World Cup World Cup ™ winners Brazil by two clear goals at the Ellis Park. There was a kind of arrogance that sweeps its first half performance, with Clint Dempsey and flashing a stylish opener Landon Donovan outstanding bend your head after a devastating attack on shortly thereafter.

In the end, however, normal service was resumed and the mighty roar portfolio to life, scoring three times to seal his third title of FIFA Confederations Cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory. While sadness was the general sentiment of Americans in the camp of the final whistle, Donovan, speaking exclusively to FIFA.com, painted a picture of a team that is better for the hard lessons learned on Sunday night in Johannesburg....[source]