Patriotism is exclusive to 'Murica amirite?

Great game.

How about now?

If these Dutchmen keep this up they will indeed be flying...back home. Very soon.

Goal of the tournament so far from Cahill.

+1

I don't know. If this were Italy people would be praising their defensive prowess. The result is a little harsh on Ghana however. They were the better team. Deserved at least a point.

Oh man, the sheer disbelieving I-cannot-even joy is something to behold.

Pepe saves player cost of vascectomy

He should have been sent off a lot earlier - when he pushed the ref after the penalty decision. Normally, that little headbutt may have been a yellow card, but I think the ref was just fed up with him.

Lahm is uncharacteristically wasteful, and he's swapped positions with Khidera for some reason...

Don't know what's wrong with these guys. Some of the French commentary I've stumbled upon at times has been sensationally enthusiastic.

This is worth mentioning only if you have 15 simultaneous nationalities.

Well, we've really only had one upset so far.

I like Lichtsteiner, but he seems to have been bitten by the Italian bug that makes one mark the man not the ball even if the ball is available.

Wow, this is pretty disappointing stuff from Uruguay so far. They're going forward with very few men.

It's probably because the dude isn't Australian.

Too bad this has been a horrible game otherwise. The Greeks are almost going out of their way to confirm their reputation as a boring team.

The hell are you talking about? No penalty. Clear as day.

Freakin' Rizzoli. You were supposed to be one of the good ones.