Jster said
I've always been a fan of the German teams. But I got to root for the USA as long as we're in. I would love to see us succeed just a little. The better the US does in the World Cup, the more popular football will become over here, and that would be awesome.

mdk said
I suppose they could come to a nil-nil draw and that would work for me.

idlehands said
Mexico is a pleasant surprise, they barely made it into the World Cup and now they're up 1 win, 1 draw.

K-97 said
TBF if it wasn't for their amazing goalie Mexico would have lost. Damn he was impressive.

idlehands said
Ochoa is the shit, too bad he plays for America in the Mexican League. I hate that team.

Hank said
He doesn't play for anybody at the moment. Clubs will scramble to pick him up now, I'm sure.

idlehands said
He's out of America?! Holy crap, he's been there a long time. We haven't been following it much since we moved and didn't have cable. I hope Santos Laguna picks him up, that's my husband's favorite team.E: Of course now, he might get picked up by some Euro league.

mdk said
We've been saying that about Dempsey for years. CONCACAF, and players from the whole hemisphere really, is/are not respected.... but we seem to be making an impression this time around. Who knows. Damn if that wasn't an impressive show, but it's still only one game. My take-away is that Brazil (hometeam and favorite to win) very nearly lost to the Dos-a-Ceros, and that means can win.

idlehands said
Mexico beat Cameroon and US beat Ghana, both teams known for running the opposing team ragged. I thought they did well and hopefully it'll give them the boost they need. I was surprised Mexico tied Brazil and from what my husband told me, the refs seemed to be favoring Brazil with calls.