Awenone - USA should get participation trophy

If you haven't read/heard/seen/been told, the USA lost (in style) to Brazil.

USA 2 - 3 Brazil

This score may seem like a Brazilian shellacking, but it is just the opposite. USA granted themselves a demanding lead going into the half. They pulled off a goal in the 10th minute as well as one in the 27th (give or take) minute. They lead 2 - 0 coming out of the locker rooms. Brazil came out realizing that they were Brazil (freakin Brazil) and then shaped up quickly. They scored within 2 minutes. Scored again several minutes later and then their final goal came at about the 82nd minute. They played possession from there and didn't give us much chance for any offense.

It was a phenomenal loss. A great loss. One I would not want to have any other way. A win would have been nice. But the loss is satisfactory. This shows our talent. Our skill.

Is it enough to win the glory of being a world champion. No. At least, not yet!
With some work and conditioning in the next year, we may be ready to play this Brazil team for the whole 90 instead of just our 45 we played yesterday.

We proved to the soccer world that we aren't just little USA. We can be dominant and we can upset. We took advantage of a situation that was not deserved in getting us to the second round. We played amazing and we really showed that we may have a place in soccer after all.

I'm not saying we're bringing home the cup, but keep a close eye on this US soccer team. There will be a bunch of games from now until next year. We may not be the best, but we will make waves. I can promise you of that.