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For the eldest incident since 1998, the United States has won a halting in Europe antagonistic a squad some other than Poland.

After starting unvanquished in his premier 11 matches, cranium guide Bob Bradley and the United States had gone 5 in a row. That was until his son, Michael, colored in an 86th infinitesimal winner, to pace Switzerland 1-0 in Basel.

The US did it with a amount of players who weren't even in the 4th status in 1998.

20 year old prescribed electric motor Bradley was combined in the protrusive XI by Maurice Edu, 21, who attained his first cap for the men's top political unit squad. Edu, who drama for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, looked suchlike a seasoned veteran in the midfield, controlling play defensively and providing a key business establishment overrun that led to the United States alone hope.

Providing the posthumous flicker for the United States were a pair of 2d partly substitutes that marked for the US in this summer's Under 20 World Cup.

Freddy Adu, 18, entered in the 77th extremely small for New England striker Taylor Twellman, and ready-made an instantaneous impact, well-nigh evaluation a 2d cognitive content for the US in the closing moments.

Danny Szetela, 20, came on for Eddie Lewis in the 83rd and apparatus the ultimate champ. Szetela prescriptive an mercantile establishment overrun from Maurice Edu, and cross-town to Clint Dempsey, who knocked the game equipment to the feet of Bradley for the desire.

Both Adu and Szetela made well-publicized moves this time of year from Major League Soccer to top flight teams in rebel Europe, Adu to Portugal's Benfica and Szetela to Racing Santander in Spain.

However, some have struggled for playing occurrence in their new milieu. Adu has contend just complete an unit of time for Benfica in the Portuguese league, patch Szetela hasn't even seen the paddock for Santander, who is tied for sixth in Spain's La Liga.

But some have benefited greatly from practicing resistant top-ranking competition day-in and day-out.

The identical can be aforesaid for Bradley, who drama for Heerenveen in the Netherlands. Bradley has been on a powerfully built goal-scoring run of late, and has teamed up cured next to Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. Alves scored seven goals the end example out in the Netherlands, a cipher of which Bradley helped setup.

This wave of youth bodes resourcefully for a United States squad that is planned to begin World Cup 2010 qualifying this June.

It's an even stronger clue considering the side by side possibility the United States has to win any munition involves a little timetable.

Each and all one of the said schoolgirlish guns will predictable be on the paddock for the United States at this summer's Olympics in Beijing.

Olympic football game rosters essential be ready-made up completely of players age 23 or under, beside all troop allowed iii players exempt from age restrictions.

11 players on the United States roster for their win completed Switzerland will be qualified for side by side summer's Olympic Games in Beijing.

The United States returns to deed on November 17th when they wander to South Africa.

And there's no incertitude both of these youngsters will be on parcel of land.