Saw the game between Italy and USA last Sunday dawn, and all I can say is that its ferocious. Three red cards were issued (including an Italian elbow to USA's John McBride which left him bloodied), and US played with nine against ten almost all of the 2nd half. The result? a draw. Football insiders (and all of Europe, hehe) have been bashing the Americans saying they're not worth the no. 5 FIFA ranking. That might be true, but I applauded the gritty stand the Yanks made.....defending corner kicks in the 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th minute of the match. Landon Donovan was given IV fluids just to recover after the game.
This is the World Cup folks!
By the way, all of Group E have a chance to advance depending on the outcome of their last games in the round. Let's see this Friday morning.