Johannesburg, South Africa (My Sportsbook) - The United States will try to put an exclamation point on its stunning upset of No. 1 Spain when it plays Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup final Sunday.

The U.S. ended Spain's 15-match win streak and 35-game unbeaten run Wednesday, and battles five-time World Cup champion Brazil at Ellis Park in its fist-ever FIFA final at 2:25 (ET).

"We're excited to be in the final. For U.S. soccer this is a very special day, the first time that our national team has played in the final of a world competition like this," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "To play against Brazil is extra special because of the history that we all know of Brazilian soccer. It's a big day - we're very excited."

The United States pulled off a miracle just to escape group play, topping Egypt 3-0 on goals from Charlie Davies, Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey. Brazil did its part to complete the unlikely formula the U.S. needed to advance, defeating Italy 3-0 on the last day of the group stage.

So, although the U.S. lost to Italy 3-1 and Brazil 3-0 in the group stage, it became the first team in the Confederations Cup or a World Cup to advance with a 1-2-0 mark in group play.

Jozy Altidore, a 19-year-old who plays in Spain, and Dempsey scored in the win over Spain, which lost for the first time since 2006. Brazil had to battle for a 1-0 win over hosts South Africa, with Daniel Alves notching the lone goal in the 87th minute.

The U.S., which played about 90 minutes combined down a man against Italy and Brazil, also had a man ejected against Spain. Midfielder Michael Bradley became the third U.S. player to see red in four games, and his loss in midfield could be a problem as the U.S. tries to end Brazil's 15-game unbeaten streak.

Bob Bradley, Michael's father, wouldn't name a replacement but Benny Feilhaber is likely to step into his spot alongside Ricardo Clark - who was sent off vs. Italy.

"Whoever comes in for him, whether it's Benny, Sacha [Kljestan], Jose [Torres] or whoever plays alongside Ricardo [Clark] is going to have to step the game up and help the team out," U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra said. "But saying that, that's why we have all these guys who are more than capable of doing that, so we're confident they can step up and do a great job."

Bocanegra missed the group stage of the tournament but returned against Spain at left back, solidifying the U.S. defense. U.S. defender Jay DeMerit, who has started all four matches in central defense - where Bocanegra usually lines up - knows it will take another spirited effort against Brazil.

"Firstly, we need pure energy. We need to come out and we need to make sure that we make Brazil's jobs difficult. If you let a team like Brazil play, if you give them time and an opportunity to express themselves, they'll hurt you because that's what they thrive off of," Demerit said.

"As a unit, like we showed the other day [against Spain], our foundations need to start with making their lives difficult. Then we can express ourselves and we did that against Spain and we definitely need to do that again on Sunday."

Brazil opened the tournament with a 4-3 win over Egypt, rolled past the U.S., and then blasted Italy, led by a star-filled lineup including Robinho and Kaka.

South Africa scared the Brazilians, who are making their fourth appearance in the Confederations Cup final and looking for their record-setting third title, in the semifinal, though, possibly giving the U.S. a blueprint to build off of in the final.

"We need to close the ball down better, stay tighter and stay more compact," U.S. goalie Tim Howard said. "What South Africa did the other night was very good and we can probably learn some lessons from that."