2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria eliminates Americans in Quarter Finals
{{date|July 14, 2007}}
{{MatchScore|Austria|2|1|United States}}
{{MatchResult|attendance=19,526 in [[w:Toronto|Toronto]]'s [[w:BMO Field|National Soccer Stadium]]
|team_home =Austria
|goalscorers_home = [[w:Rubin Okotie|Okotie]] (43'), [[w:Erwin Hoffer|Hoffer]] (105')
|team_away =United States
|goalscorers_away = [[w:Josmer Altidore|Altidore]] (15') 
|bookings_home = [[w:Veli Kavlak|Kavlak]] 33', [[w:Zlatko Junuzovic|Junuzovic]] 44', [[w:Michael Stanlislaw|Stanlislaw]] 70', [[w:Michael Madl|Madl]] 115', [[w:Erwin Hoffer|Hoffer]] 122' (Yellow (5))
|bookings_away = [[w:Robbie Rogers|Rogers]] 46'+, [[w:Anthony Wallace (soccer)|Wallace]] 50', [[w:Danny Szetela|Szetela]] 52', [[w:Michael Bradley|Bradley]] 56', [[w:Nathan Sturgis|Sturgis]] 72', [[w:Anthony Wallace (soccer)|Wallace]] 104', [[w:Julian Valentin|Valentin]] 113' (Yellow (7)); [[w:Anthony Wallace (soccer)|Wallace]] 104' (Red (1))
}}
[[w:Austria national football team|Austria]] beat the [[w:United States U-20 men's national soccer team|United States]] 2-1 to advance to the Semi Finals of the [[w:2007 FIFA U20 World Cup|2007 FIFA U20 World Cup]].

The Americans opened the scoring in the 15<SUP>th</sup> minute with a cross coming off the left flank to [[w:New York Red Bull|New York Red Bull]] forward [[w:Josmer Altidore|Josmer Altidore]]. Just before halftime, [[w:Rubin Okotie|Rubin Okotie]] leveled the score at 1-1. There was no scoring second half.

With the score level at 1 goal each, the game went into extra time. After 13 minutes into the 1st extra frame and a sending off for a second yellow card, [[w:Erwin Hoffer|Erwin Hoffer]] came off the bench and scored the game winner.

Austria will play either Czech Republic or Spain in the Semi Finals

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249410/match=58890/summary.html|title=Supersub Hoffer stuns the States|author=|pub=FIFA|date=July 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249410/match=58890/report.html|title=Match Report: Austria - USA|author=|pub=FIFA|date=July 14, 2007}}

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Austria beat the United States 2-1 to advance to the Semi Finals of the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup.

The Americans opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a cross coming off the left flank to New York Red Bull forward Josmer Altidore. Just before halftime, Rubin Okotie leveled the score at 1-1. There was no scoring second half.

With the score level at 1 goal each, the game went into extra time. After 13 minutes into the 1st extra frame and a sending off for a second yellow card, Erwin Hoffer came off the bench and scored the game winner.

Austria will play either Czech Republic or Spain in the Semi Finals
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