US comeback stuns world champions Germany; Switzerland see off Liechtenstein

Jurgen Klinsmann's USA shocked Germany with a 2-1 victory in Wednesday's friendly as the Stars and Stripes followed up their win over the Netherlands by beating the world champions.

Bobby Wood, who plays for German third division side Erzgebirge Aue, scored the winner just before the final whistle to seal the Americans' deserved victory.

It capped a dream few days for the 22-year-old who also hit the winner when the USA fought back to stun the Netherlands 4-3 in Amsterdam last Friday.

Again the USA battled back from a goal down to cap a strong display as Germany suffered their third defeat since winning the World Cup last year.

Following their Dutch win, it was another confidence booster for the USA as they prepare to host the CONCACAF Gold Cup next month.

Mario Goetze's first-half goal for Germany in Cologne was cancelled out by Mikkel Diskerud's equaliser just before the half-time break before Wood struck the decisive blow late on.

It was Klinsmann's second win over his former side Germany, coached by his former assistant Joachim Loew, after America's friendly win in Washington in 2013.

After a bright start, especially from debutant Patrick Herrmann, Germany took the lead when Bayern Munich's Mario Goetze netted his third goal for Germany since netting the winner in the World Cup final.

Herrmann finished a blistering run by cutting in from the right wing and rolled a pass across the box for the unmarked Goetze to fire home on 13 minutes.

But the Stars and Stripes deservedly drew level on 41 minutes when midfielder Michael Bradley, a former Borussia Moenchengladbach player, put in a superb diagonal pass.

It found Oslo-born Diskerud in space and the right winger fired past Germany's second-choice goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler with Manuel Neuer rested.

Loew made changes soon after the break with Sami Khedira, whose transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus was announced on Tuesday, taking over from Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger.

USA, who reached the last 16 of Brazil 2014, finished the stronger with only a reflex save from Zieler denying Bradley's thunderbolt strike from the edge of the area with 10 minutes left.

Bradley started the move which led to Wood's winner as he held off Shkodran Mustafi's challenge to beat Zieler from outside the area just before the whistle.

Khedira hit the crossbar in injury time as Germany chased in vain for an equaliser to spare their blushes.

Elsewhere, Switzerland recorded a routine 3-0 win over minnows Liechtenstein at the Stockhorn Arena in Thun.

Blerim Dzemaili scored a goal in each half, either side of a goal by Inter midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri.

The Swiss now travel to Lithuania for their next Euro 2016 qualifier. They currently sit third in Group E behind Slovenia on goal difference and six points off leaders England.