LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Up first this hour on CNN, the wild, wild World Cup. The U.S. team is headed now for the quarter finals on Friday against Germany. This is the Americans' best showing in the soccer tourney since 1930, and it all came against a team that they weren't even supposed to beat: Mexico. Final score, just in case you didn't stay up late last night to check it out, two to zip. Here now is CNN's Carol Costello with a wrap up.</s>CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): The United States in white meets longtime rival Mexico in green. You could say soccer's border war went east. Fans who stayed up late in Los Angeles didn't have to wait long for something to cheer about.</s>COSTELLO: Eight minutes in, Brian McBride fires a 12-yard shot past the Mexican goalkeeper and finds nothing but net. Then in the second half, the U.S. is pressuring again. From the left wing, Eddie Lewis sends a perfect cross to teammate Landon Donovan.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Deflected into the middle, Donovan scores! 2-0 -- United States leads?</s>COSTELLO: He buries the ball with a header. The U.S. leads two- nil.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Drives it.</s>COSTELLO: U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel fought off shot after shot from Mexico to preserve the shutout.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The land of the free, the home of the brave, is into the round of eight. The United States has beaten Mexico 2-0.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No us give us a chance. No one even thought we'd make it. Here we are, baby. Here we are. Here we go, Germany, baby, that's what I got to say. Bring them on.</s>COSTELLO: Carol Costello, CNN, Atlanta.
U.S. Team Headed For Quarter Finals Against Germany