Germany 1, U.S.A 0, Final [Great Effort, USA] WORLD CUP SOCCER Live Thread

None | 6-21-02 | Me...JFK

[janette]

The Americans payed Worl-class soccer!!!!! They lost because Oliver Kahn was extremly good, I can't say that about the German team. The American team was better!!!!!!

[Incorrigible]

Caught the last 10 minutes at a cybercafe on 49th st.

That US header near the end got everyone out of their seats!

[Cool Guy]

Coffee and domuts? Are you waiting for the cops to get ready too?

[goldstategop]

My money is on Brazil ;-)

[isthisnickcool]

Fun to watch! And not one guy with gangster tatoos anywhere.

[Cool Guy]

I am not fond of the south american teams, dunno why. I am rooting for Germany..

[xp38]

German Brazil final a good possibility...Spain could also appear.....Senegal, South Korea would be surprises although home teams have done well in these cups so South Korea might be there.

[demlosers]

An offensive player recieves the ball and is beyond the last defensive player. He cannot get the ball behind the last defensive player guarding his goal.

[hchutch]

We did okay against the Germans, but I'd like to see how they do playing REAL football against the best players the USA has to offer...

[Cool Guy]

Germany - Brazil match would be a good one to watch. I would love for Germany to win. I rarely support the German soccer team, this would be one of those times.

[dfwgator]

LOL, I feel like going out and smashing some Volkswagens. ;) But seriously, I think the US put the world on notice. And out of this, we have inspired a new generation of youngsters who will eventually take the US to the top.

[Cool Guy]

To get to the top one of the ways would be to fix MLS. Changing the names of the teams would be a good start.

[Incorrigible]

[Momaw Nadon]

The Boston Revolution is a cool name. Patriotic.

[Cool Guy]

Exactly. The otherone was Chicago Fire. Can't they find better names?

[dfwgator]

MLS teams are now basically farm clubs for the more well known European teams. Young players will get there start, but they will eventually move on. I don't think there is much the MLS will be able to do about that. It's the same for a bunch of smaller countries. The best players ultimately end up playing for teams in England, Germany, Italy or Spain.

[Cool Guy]

First time I am hearing that name. Fianlly one good MLS team name.

[smith288]

I was never a fan of the name "Crew". Isnt Columbus known for something other than construction? Like Explorers or Silverbacks? But the Crew? UGH.

[Cool Guy]

True, a couple of more good show by the USA team will definitely make some changes in the popularity of the game and you never know MLS might become BIG.

[MoJo2001]

Congratulations to the efforts of our team. These men have done an incredible job. I hope this is the beginning of something wonderful for soccer. However, my hubby lasted 1 minute watching this game. He's still an American Football fan. If there's not at least 4 commercial breaks and someone scoring every 5 seconds, he doesn't see the point. LOL!