Half-time: USA 3 Portugal 1

The USA stunned Portugal by taking a 3-1 half-time lead against a side rated by many as outside contenders to win the World Cup.

The USA stunned Portugal by taking a 3-1 half-time lead against a side rated by many as outside contenders to win the World Cup.

John O’Brien, Landon Donovan and Brian McBride were the all-American heroes as the Portuguese were severely embarrassed.

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