The United States fell to Australia, 7-6, on penalty kicks in the semifinals of the U-17 World Cup after the two teams tied, 2-2, in Christchurch. It was a heart-breaking loss for the U.S. U-17s, who recovered from a 2-0 first-half deficit to tie the score. Landon Donovan and Oguchi Onyewu scored for the United States. In the eighth round of penalty kicks, U.S. captain Ken Cutler shot over the bar to send the United States into the third-place game.
