U.S. heads into semifinals with no definable shape

Published Jul. 23, 2009 9:02 a.m. ET

Jamie Trecker

The USA needed extra time Saturday night to down Panama in Philly, with a nervous-looking Kenny Cooper finally doing the deed from the spot to give the Yanks a 2-1 win.

Soccer fans should be thanking Cooper — he put us all out of a lot of misery.