Landon Donovan saves the day!

After the referee had added four minutes of stoppage onto the game clock of the game between the United States and Algeria, Donovan was in the right place at the right time 45 seconds in. He collected a Clint Dmpsey rebound to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over Algeria.

The win gave the U.S. its first top seed out of the group stages since 1930.

The Americans advance as the unlikely champions of Group C, while England beat Slovenia to earn the No. 2 slot and a date with Group D champions, Germany.

The U.S. plays Ghana in the Round of 16, which will be a rematch of the teams' game in 2006.

More World Cup links

• Before Donovan's goal, the story again was how a shaky decision by the referee cost the Americans a goal.

• England coachFabio Capello's decision to start Jermaine Defoe for England turned out to be a good one, as he scored the team's only goal against Slovenia, but it also raises the question: where has he been?

• German coach Joachim Loew says he'll have his players focused for their England match.

• The British tabloids, as they often do, chimed in on the English team and believe the contributions of "De Beers" was more importan that Defoe.

• Tim Howard remind you of anybody? KansasCity.com sees a lot of Peyton Manning in the United States' last defense.

• A group of Caltech engineers are lending credence to player complaints about the ball.

Picture(s) of the day:

Landon Donovan scores the game winner against Ageria. (AP Photo)

Landon Donovan and his teammates react after Donovan's game winner against Ageria. (AP Photo)

Landon Donovan is chased by teammate Benny Feilhaber after scoring the game winning goal versus Algeria. (AP Photo)

Landon Donovan slides safely into the corner afer scoring the game winning goal versus Algeria. (AP Photo)

Landon Donovan basks in the glory of the US advancing the Round of 16, winning its group for the first time since the first World Cup in 1934.

Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by e-mail at petercunningham@annarbor.com or by phone at 734-623-2561. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.