SigmaChiCard, I feel ya. I'm down at my dad's and sleeping on the couch. I stayed up to watch the England vs. Brazil match at 11:30 PST, took a nap, and then was up again to watch the U.S. vs. Germany at 4:30am PST. Though, I missed half the game 'cos I was sleeping. My dad came in and woke me up so I wouldn't miss it! All of this lack of sleep just before we head out to a day at the county fair. Yikes.
And what did I stay up for? To watch England flail around to lose 1:2. And to watch the U.S. valiently fight to lose 1:0.
I don't know, I just wasn't impressed with England's playing. I was disappointed that they ran out of spark there at the end.
As for the U.S. Team.
I only saw the last 25 minutes though, from the looks of it, the U.S. played an outstanding game. It was common knowledge that we had nothing to lose since we had already exceeded every expectation that was held for us. We figured, hey, if we win, great! If not, that's ok, no one expected us to get this far anyway. That put us in a nice position win or lose.
Also, for like the fifth time, I heard a commentator say that the U.S. should be proud because this tournament is the first time we'd ever won a single-elimination match. But, my boyfriend, who is English, is saying something different - I know he's watched a lot more soccer than I. He says that isn't so 'cause the U.S. did it at one of the previous World Cup tournaments (versus Columbia I think). I'm going to go with the sports commentators on this one. Can anyone here explain? I'm confused.
Anyway, I am pleased with Germany as it looks like they played well too - the goal was well-earned. (FYI- I agree with the referee's ruling that our one "near miss goal" was not a hand ball.) More so, I feel better knowing that Germany came out and played as if they had respect for our team and what we were capable of doing.
I am not disappointed really; I'm proud of my boys!
......Kelly
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