The Comeback

Still smarting from the 2009 rout, the US wasted no time running out to a 2-0 lead via goals from Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan against a shell-shocked Mexico side at the Rose Bowl. But then El Tri woke up, and they started throwing haymakers. Pablo Barerra and Andres Guardado made it 2-2 before halftime, then Mexico turned on the class in the second half. Barrera delivered the first blow, wrapping his right foot around the ball to curl in the eventual winner. Then, with the Americans pressing for an equalizer, Giovani Dos Santos slammed the door, waltzing through and around the US defense before threading the needle with an inch-perfect chip over the head of a leaping Eric Lichaj.