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Steve Birnbaum's goal lifts U.S. soccer team past Iceland 3-2 in a game with a futuristic feel

Iceland goalkeeper Ogmundur Kristinsson, center, looks on as United States defender Steve Birnbaum, top right, scores the game-winning goal on a header in the second half.

(Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press)

The recent past wasn't kind to the U.S. soccer team. And the present is still a work in progress.

But the future could be bright if Sunday's 3-2 win over Iceland at a chilly and rain-soaked StubHub Center is any indication.

The winning goal came from D.C. United's Steve Birnbaum on a header in the final minute of regulation time, getting the U.