U.S. Victory Smashes ESPN Soccer Records

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ESPN on Wednesday morning drew the largest audience for a soccer telecast in its history, as 6.16 million viewers tuned in to watch the United States top Algeria 1-0 in a crucial 2010 FIFA World Cup match.

Smuggled past a miserly Algeria keeper, Landon Donovan’s stoppage-time goal earned the US squad a richly deserved trip to the Round of 16, where they’ll meet Group D also-ran Ghana. (Coverage of the knockout stage match begins Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m.,

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