CARSON, Calif. -- Steve Birnbaum made the most of his opportunity in the U.S. national team's 3-2 victory over Iceland. Coming on at halftime, the D.C. United defender earned an assist on Michael Orozco's 59th minute equalizer and then bagged the game-winner himself, nodding home Michael Bradley's free kick in the 90th minute.
It wasn't a bad Sunday for a player who wasn't even on the January camp roster when it was first announced. The D.C. United defender had endured an inconsistent and injury-hit second season in MLS. The fact that Klinsmann was using the camp to bring together some core players from the U.