With no matches currently being played due to the global pandemic, we decided it was time to take a tactical look back on one of the most significant wins in U.S. men’s soccer history.



The referee had just blown the final whistle on the U.S.’s historic 2-0 win over Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup semifinals, but instead of basking in the victory, several American players quickly switched their focus to a new task: finding an opponent who was willing to swap jerseys. U.S. center back Oguchi Onyewu swooped in to exchange shirts with Fernando Torres while Jay DeMerit traded with Xabi Alonso.



It was like they couldn’t get their shirts off fast enough. And you certainly can’t blame them. When you’ve just done what no one else had done in nearly three years — beat soon-to-be world champions Spain — you want a souvenir to mark the feat.



At this point in history, June 24, 2009, Spain was between their Euro...