Slovenia 2–2 USA: 2010 World Cup match
Slovenia2–2Full time
Match in one glance
SloveniaUSAGoalCard
Slovenia
USA
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Slovenia2USA
Valter Birsa opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
SloveniaUSA
2Goals2
4Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ZLZlatan LjubijankićSlovenia · 42′1goal
- 2VBValter BirsaSlovenia · 13′1goal
- 3MBMichael BradleyUSA · 82′1goal
- 4LDLandon DonovanUSA · 48′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-18
- Venue
- Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Slovenia / USASlovenia
Valter Birsa13′
Zlatan Ljubijankić42′
USA
Landon Donovan48′
Michael Bradley82′
Complete match timeline
SloveniaUSAGoalCardSubstitution
Slovenia
USA
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 0V. Birsa 13′ · Z. Ljubijankić 42′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 2L. Donovan 48′ · M. Bradley 82′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Slovenia
Reported rolesSH
1Samir HandanovićMB
2Mišo BrečkoMŠ
4Marko ŠulerBC
5Boštjan CesarBJ
13Bojan JokićRK
8Robert KorenAR
18Aleksandar RadosavljevićZL
9Zlatan LjubijankićVB
10Valter BirsaMN
11Milivoje NovakovićAK
17Andraž KirmReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7NPNejc Pečnik74′
- 14ZDZlatko Dedić87′
- 20AKAndrej Komac90′+4′
Match contributions
- Marko Šuler▰ 69′
- Boštjan Cesar▰ 35′
- Zlatan Ljubijankić⚽ 1
- Valter Birsa⚽ 1
- Bojan Jokić▰ 75′
- Andraž Kirm▰ 72′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SHSamir HandanovićGoalkeeper
- 2MBMišo BrečkoRight-back
- 4MŠMarko ŠulerCentre-back
- 5BCBoštjan CesarCentre-back
- 8RKRobert KorenCentral midfielder
- 9ZLZlatan LjubijankićCentre-forward
- 10VBValter BirsaRight winger
- 11MNMilivoje NovakovićCentre-forward
- 13BJBojan JokićLeft-back
- 17AKAndraž KirmLeft winger
- 18ARAleksandar RadosavljevićCentral midfielder
USA
Reported rolesTH
1Tim HowardCB
3Carlos BocanegraOO
5Oguchi OnyewuSC
6Steve CherundoloJD
15Jay DeMeritMB
4Michael BradleyCD
8Clint DempseyLD
10Landon DonovanJF
16José Francisco TorresJA
17Jozy AltidoreRF
20Robbie FindleyReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9HGHerculez Gomez80′
- 19MEMaurice Edu46′
- 22BFBenny Feilhaber46′
Match contributions
- Michael Bradley⚽ 1
- Landon Donovan⚽ 1
- Robbie Findley▰ 40′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1THTim HowardGoalkeeper
- 3CBCarlos BocanegraLeft-back
- 4MBMichael BradleyCentral midfielder
- 5OOOguchi OnyewuCentre-back
- 6SCSteve CherundoloRight-back
- 8CDClint DempseyLeft midfielder
- 10LDLandon DonovanRight midfielder
- 15JDJay DeMeritCentre-back
- 16JFJosé Francisco TorresCentral midfielder
- 17JAJozy AltidoreCentre-forward
- 20RFRobbie FindleyCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Slovenia2USA
Valter Birsa opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
SloveniaUSA
2Goals2
4Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ZLZlatan LjubijankićSlovenia · 42′1goal
- 2VBValter BirsaSlovenia · 13′1goal
- 3MBMichael BradleyUSA · 82′1goal
- 4LDLandon DonovanUSA · 48′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-18
- Venue
- Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Slovenia / USASlovenia
Valter Birsa13′
Zlatan Ljubijankić42′
USA
Landon Donovan48′
Michael Bradley82′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.