If he didn't play as well as he did, it could've easily been a 6-2 final or worse.
and it doesn't hurt that he's a Jersey boy.
2009 Confederation cup Golden Glove winner Tim Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey to Matthew Howard, an African-American, and Esther Howard, a Caucasian woman born in Hungary. Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. As of February 12, 2009, Howard has appeared for the U.S. thirty-five times. READ MORE
