U.S. scores its fastest goal in World Cup history, Twitter goes crazy

U.S. forward Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring during the match with Ghana on Monday.

By Javier Panzar, Ryan Parker

June 16, 2014 3:14 PM PT

For weeks U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann has been playing down expectations for the U.S. team in the World Cup, telling fans not to expect a trip to the final match.

It wasn't something U.S. fans were used to hearing.

Good thing captain Clint Dempsey gave fans what they were looking for within the first minute of today's game against Ghana.

It was the fastest goal the U.S. has ever scored in the world cup, according to ESPN.

Twitter promptly went crazy:

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Javier Panzar

Assistant editor Javier Panzar oversees California audience engagement for the Los Angeles Times’ California section. He previously worked as a digital editor on the News Desk. Before that, he was a reporter covering state and regional politics as well as breaking news in California. Panzar started at The Times as an intern and then a MetPro fellow in 2014. He was born and raised in Oakland. His reporting has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Seattle Times, the Orange County Register and UC Berkeley’s independent student newspaper, the Daily Californian.

Ryan Parker

Ryan Parker is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

U.S. scores its fastest goal in World Cup history, Twitter goes crazy

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