1:3 (1:0)
- Landon DONOVAN (41' PEN)
- Giuseppe ROSSI (58', 90'+4)
- Daniele DE ROSSI (72')
Referee Pablo POZO (CHI)
First stage
USA - Italy
1:3 (1:0)
Match | Date | Time | Venue / Stadium | Attendance |
| 4 | 15 June 2009 | 20:30 | Tshwane/Pretoria / Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 34341 |
Match Officials
Referee Pablo POZO (CHI) | Assistant Referee 1 Patricio BASUALTO (CHI) | |
Fourth Official Eddy MAILLET (SEY) | Assistant Referee 2 Francisco MONDRIA (CHI) | |
Match Commissioner David TAYLOR (SCO) | Fifth Official Evarist MENKOUANDE (CMR) |
- Landon DONOVAN (USA) 41' Penalty goal,
- Giuseppe ROSSI (ITA) 58',
- Daniele DE ROSSI (ITA) 72',
- Giuseppe ROSSI (ITA) 90'+4
Goals scored
USA
- Tim HOWARD (GK)
- Jonathan BORNSTEIN (-86')
- Oguchi ONYEWU
- Clint DEMPSEY
- Landon DONOVAN (C)
- Michael BRADLEY
- Ricardo CLARK
- Jay DeMERIT
- Jozy ALTIDORE (-66')
- Jonathan SPECTOR
- Benny FEILHABER (-72')
Line-up
- Brad GUZAN (GK)
- Luis ROBLES (GK)
- Carlos BOCANEGRA
- Conor CASEY
- Heath PEARCE
- DaMarcus BEASLEY (+72')
- Charlie DAVIES (+66')
- Marvell WYNNE
- Danny CALIFF
- Sacha KLJESTAN (+86')
- Freddy ADU
- Francisco TORRES
Substitute(s)
Coach
Bob BRADLEY (USA)Italy
- Gianluigi BUFFON (GK)(C)
- Fabio GROSSO
- Giorgio CHIELLINI
- Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE
- Gennaro GATTUSO (-57')
- Daniele DE ROSSI
- Alberto GILARDINO (-69')
- Vincenzo IAQUINTA
- Mauro CAMORANESI (-57')
- Gianluca ZAMBROTTA
- Andrea PIRLO
Line-up
- Morgan DE SANCTIS (GK)
- Marco AMELIA (GK)
- Davide SANTON
- Fabio CANNAVARO
- Simone PEPE
- Luca TONI (+69')
- Alessandro GAMBERINI
- Giuseppe ROSSI (+57')
- Angelo PALOMBO
- Riccardo MONTOLIVO (+57')
- Andrea DOSSENA
- Fabio QUAGLIARELLA
Substitute(s)
Coach
Marcello LIPPI (ITA)- Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE (ITA) 10'
- , Jonathan BORNSTEIN (USA) 20'
- , Fabio GROSSO (ITA) 35'
Cautions
- Ricardo CLARK (USA) 33'
Expulsions
- First Half: 2'
- Second Half: 4'
Additional time
| USA (USA) | Statistics | Italy (ITA) |
| 10 | Shots | 22 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 12 |
| 19 | Fouls Committed | 14 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Direct Free Kicks to Goal | 2 |
| 1 | Indirect Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 1 / 1 | Penalty Kicks | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Own Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Cautions | 2 |
| 0 | Expulsions due to Second Caution | 0 |
| 1 | Direct Expulsions | 0 |
| 42% | Possession (%) | 58% |
| 26 | Actual playing time | 36 |
Budweiser Man of the Match: 10, Daniele DE ROSSI (Italy)
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Yellow cards | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |