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Landon Donovan ties it at 1-1 for U.S. **

Ghana scored five minutes in. Then in the 61st minute, Landon Donovan comes through again, on a penalty kick. Match is tied at the end of injury time. Now into 30 minutes of extra time, to be followed by penalty kicks if the score is still even.

Extra time: Ghana scores in 93rd minute, takes 2-1 lead. U.S. playing behind again.

** Coming home: Match ends 2-1 Ghana.

Also Saturday: South Korea is going home after losing 2-1 to Uruguay. Here's a photo from Koreatown this morning:

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And in Omaha: UCLA leads TCU 5-1 in the College World Series. Loser goes home.

Updated multiple times

Cellphone photo: Ted Habte-Gabr


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