USA Advances!!

The party is still raging here in Pretoria as the US won a stunner in stoppage time to advance to the knockout stages and play Ghana.

The match was intense. The US played well but was consistently unable to finish. And I can't explain why the first goal was called back. But now, I don't really care. Maybe the US has used up its share of bad calls and we'll get some good ones moving forward.

Right before Donovan scored, the US was attacking pretty fiercely. The stadium would get up and down with the ebb and flow of the attack. Some of the strikes were pretty solid and the Algerian keeper was played extremely well today.

But the eruption after the goal was insane!! People dancing in their seats, chucking beers all over the place, hugging any American sitting next to them, the Algerians strangely silent and pissed at the same time. It was a great experience being there and sharing in 92 minutes of pain and then the on-going celebration.

Random fact: The USA finishes on the top of their group even though they held the lead in their three matches for a total of one minute.

See you in Rustenburg boys on Saturday!