[TomB]

I read earlier in the month that an Italian sports reporter wrote that Italy better win this World Cup because the U.S. will be the dominating factor in the years to come.

Looks like he was right.

With youngsters like Landon Donovan and DeMarcus Beasley, the future looks bright.

Now, on to the Semis!

DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES!

[Dales]

I'll be rooting for SK until they bow out. If they hadn't saved our butts when we tried to choke (by getting spanked by Poland), we wouldn't have even made the elimination round.

We have come a long, long way. But we still need to be more consistent, and we still need to develop a world class finisher. Donovan is showing flashes though.

What a great tourney for us though.