It was the first World Cup Qualifier ever played in Colorado. The United States soccer team had already secured the top spot in their group before this game, but that didn't stop them from playing hard and getting the win against Guatemala. MLS player Kenny Cooper, of FC Dallas put the first ball in the back of the net for the US in the 54th minute. The score only stayed 1-0 for about 15 minutes when Freddy Adu sealed the deal with a goal in the 69th minute making the score 2-0.

The US soccer team held possession and controlled the pace of the game for the majority of the match. Knowing that the team had safely qualified, manager Bob Bradley got a chance to put some fresh faces into the match. The MLS was well represented in the match, 14 of the players that dressed for the game Wednesday are current players in the MLA - in fact all 20 of the players on the squad have played in the MLS at some point in time.

This finish puts the US soccer team at the top of their group. Also qualifying from Group 1 is Trinidad & Tobago - with Guatemala's loss to the US and defeating Cuba 1-0 on Wednesday. In Group 2 Honduras grabbed a qualifying spot with a 1-0 win over Mexico. Mexico also qualified in Group 2. With a Honduras win the Jamaican team had a chance to qualify be didn't make the 7 goals they needed in a 3-0 win over Canada. Group 3 qualifiers include Costa Rica and El Salvador.