The matchup of the day today will be our man Onyewu "Gooch" Oguchi (6'4", 200 lbs) who will be defending Czech monster Jan Koller (6'8", 220 lbs).
apologies, I mean to say Oguchi "Gooch" Onyewu
And for those interested, Gooch is #22 and the towering Koller wears #9.
The Czech national football team will probably be without Milan Baros today, when they take on the USA in their first game of the 2006 World Cup.
The absence of the 25-year-old striker makes it likely that coach Karel Bruckner will switch from his preferred 4-4-2 formation to his alternative 4-5-1 line-up.
Apart from Baros, the Czech squad have no serious injury problems - Tomas Rosicky and Tomas Galasek will both be available