The USA is really good at come-from-behind victories.

Final score USA 2 | 1 NZ, with the US scoring twice in the last five minutes for victory.

I do feel a little bad for the NZ team, though.

It was 34 degrees in Frisco, Texas, where the game was played.

You do the math.

USA lost to Japan in PKs.

I am disappoint.

But I am happy for Japan.

They deserve it, dirty tackle or no.

Waiting to see the movie, TBH -- this whole WWC has been a madhouse Hollywood couldn't sell on its own for being too unrealistic.

U-S-A!
U-S-A!
U-S-A!

USA VS JAPAN

THIS SUNDAY ONLY

BATTLING IT OUT FOR THE CROWN OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

2 PM EST, 11 AM PST

CATCH IT, FOLKS


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I kind of love it.

Julie Foudy: "But it looks like the US... won the free kick."

Ian Darke: "So what is the referee doing here? If that is a yellow card for Rapinoe... help me out here, Julie; I don't get that. If it's-- If it's a yellow card for Rapinoe, it's a free kick to Brazil, isn't it?"

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So apparently there was a bit of madness during yesterday's game.

Sadly, I missed pretty much all of it, due to mom's smartphone being on an extended network which did not like the streaming.

However, not only did I record the shit out of that game (in glorious HD), I managed to download a copy of it.

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HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS

JAPAN JUST BEAT GERMANY 1-0 IN OVERTIME

OMG GERMANY GOT BEAT IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY

CONGRATS JAPAN

OKAY NOW I HAVE TO GO EAT

USA lost the last game of the group stage.

We're still in, we just didn't take the group.

As it stands, this is how the group stage went.

FIRST STAGE SCORING

06-26-11

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