USA face England in the final of the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool.

The American side of Rodney Morris and Shane van Boening defeated Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo 9-6 in the second semi-final.

"That was the most solid performance we have made so far and we're due for another great match," said Morris.

"We're getting in stroke and this is the final match so someone has to dethrone (reigning World Pool Champion) Daryl (Peach).

"It will be a great match as England have played solidly and are in good form. We're loose, they're loose so it will just be a case of making the better decisions and the better shots.

"Against Philippines was the most difficult match we've had as historically Francisco has been a thorn in my side. He used to beat me up on the table and he remembers when I couldn't play.

"Me and Shane are working well together. I would normally shoot more but my game has adapted to his and it's good that I can adjust.

"On this format winning this would be right up there in my career, probably just under winning the Mosconi Cup. But it's a world cup, a world title and no tournament that I've ever won had 'world' in it.

"We deserve to be in the final and that's now twice in three years."

The Philippines, backed by a large partisan crowd, steadied their nerves as they took the opener but the USA got back to the table in the second game. Van Boening and Morris completed a decent run out to level  the score.

Van Boening crushed his break shot but nothing dropped and it left the 1 ball on for the Filipinos. They raced through the rack to regain the lead.

Orcollo made an illegal break whereby less than three balls were either potted or passed the headstring, so the US got back to the table but some flashy shot making from the Pinoy duo looked to taking  them into a 3-1 lead but Orcollo missed a fairly easy 9 ball to gift the rack to the USA and tie the score at 2-2.

Morris missed the 2 ball in the next but it rolled safe. Orcollo came with his jump stick but could not get safe and the USA cleared to go into a 3-2 lead.

Morris played a delicate 1/2 combination but was forced to lay a snooker on the 3 ball in the next but Bustamante could see it. The shot was difficult and did not come off leaving an open table for the USA and they ran out to open up a two rack lead.

A great break from Morris set up a nice run out with the only the 4 and 7 balls stuck together but the Rocket broke them up nicely to record their fourth consecutive rack and give them an ominous  5-2 lead.

The Philippines tucked the US up in a snooker and although they escaped it left the table open and Bustamante and Orcollo got a confidence booster as they ran out to reduce the deficit.

Orcollo played a nervous positional shot, leaving a tough 6 ball for his partner. He missed it and a safety battled ensued which the USA always had the upper hand and Morris ended the deadlock with a great long pot on the 6 ball as the USA went into a 6-3 lead.

The Americans ran the next from the break to go to 7-3, just two racks away from a spot in the fina