Front Page: Um delírio americano

The goal by Landon Donovan for the United States against Algeria yesterday might have woken up America to the World Cup (as if it wasn’t already awake), it also opened eyes globally: several Brazilian newspapers put Donovan and the US team on the front page, and Correio* had the pick of the headlines:

Correio*, published in Salvador, Brazil

Brazil, newspaper, Landon Donovan, World Cup, United States, Goal[Image courtesy of Newseum]

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Tom Dunmore is the founder of Pitch Invasion. Originally from Brighton, England, he's now resident in Chicago. He is also the editor of XI Quarterly and the author of a Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Follow Tom @tomdunmore on Twitter.