Wow.
I slept on the couch last night, and set my alarm to 415 am so I could watch the game without waking up my wife.
Nolan slept on the floor in front of me, and ordered me to wake him when the game started.
When the alarm went off, we both sat up, and watched USA take on Germany…
As a former goalkeeper myself, I can say with some authority that when you have two great teams, the difference comes down to goalkeeping, and Kahn is simply phenomenal. The US tested him more fiercely than he’s been tested this entire tournament, and with greater pressure than Germany’s seen.
I’m proud of USA, the same way I’m proud of Senegal. Nobody thought either of these teams would make it past the first round, much less into the quarterfinals.
My only real quarrel with the game was on the foul which resulted in the indirect kick which resulted in the goal. It really looked like a dive to me, but I’m watching through USA eyes, in the middle of the night
I don’t think there was a hand-ball in the 2nd half. The ball clearly played the German defender, as I saw it, and heartbreaking as it was, that was the only time USA was going to beat Kahn.
Funny thing about Kahn…every time he’d make a huge save, we’d look at each other and in our best Captain Kirk, say:Kaaaaaaaahhhhnnnnn!!!
I thought it was a great match, and it was nice to see Germany have to play really hard against a team who wasn’t expected to make it past the round of 16.
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i just wanted to be first post…
glad you enjoyed the game wil……
we were doing that too…..
it’s too hard to resist, doing the ‘khaaaaaannnnnn’ yell….
cheers
Hehehe. Love that kaaaahhhn yell. Classic
and now that i am first post, i just wanted to say thanks for the updates on the soccer matches, wil… i read you all the time and admire your writing skills…
i appreciate the football updates – you get me excited about the world cup, which is more than my dad has been able to do…i’m so pumped about the semi-finals and the final game – just not pumped enough to watch it on tv, so please keep up your daily updates…
thanks!
renee in toronto, on
Great game wasn’t it! Glad you all enjoyed it. We must all make the most of this world cup!
First let me say that I don’t get into sports. Today, however, I had a revelation. Soccer is probably the one sport I can appreciate, if not watch regularly. The players have to THINK, not just follow a plan of action directed by someone else. It’s extremely physical without being overly violent (unless you’re in the stands) and it takes incredible skill, both mentally and physically, to be a damn good soccer player. If any part of you is lacking, you will not play well. If you don’t know your teammates well enough to anticipate where you need to be, you will fail. I cought a glimpse of the game online today, and I have to say that even as a geeky girl with no interest in sports, I can see why this game causes riots. w00t!
Hey Wil,
I guess you will now have to join me in mourning (I’m English – and darnit did we throw away our best chance to win the World Cup in decades 🙁 Well done to USA though. They put up a great fight and deserved at least one goal. Hope the fanbase picks up your side of the Atlantic – your team deserves it. Well, who to support now? I’m pretty sure Brazil will win and, being English it would be nice to say that we lost out to the winners. But my heart is set with Korea. Boy do they have guts. KOREA !!! KOREA !!!
Hey Wil,
Did you as a soccer player like me appreciate Quiddich in Harry Potter and the role of the goal keeper?
Just wondering.
Chris
Hey Wil,
Did you as a soccer player like me appreciate Quiddich in Harry Potter and the role of the goal keeper?
Just wondering.
Chris
Hey Wil,
Did you as a soccer player like me appreciate Quiddich in Harry Potter and the role of the goal keeper?
Just wondering.
Chris
I was up at 5am at the local downtown sports bar with about 300 other bleary eyed americans drinking beer. At 630 the game started at 830 3/4 of us were drunk while the other 1/4 had to goto work. Me being 1 of those that had to goto work =)
It was a good damn game too bad we couldnt pull it off
kaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!
Didn’t you wake everyone else in the house up yelling “Kaaaaaahhhhhhhnnn” in the middle of the night?
my brother got up at 5:30 to watch that game.
i figured it was really intense because he kept yelling at the screen.
Hi Wil
Im from Germany and i think the USA Team played very good. The game was very hard for the German Team. I think the USA have the best players and Germany had enough luck to win this game. Without Kahn, USA have win. USA is the real winner. I hope you understand my bad English. Bye Silke from Oldenburg/Germany
Bugger, England lost. Oh well losing against Brazil ain’t as bad as it could of been.
Funny to see USA do so well, I picked them out of the Hat in a sweepstake at work 1 month ago and thought that was my 2 Quid out the window, but they did so well i got a bit more out of my money.
Dang, that’s dedication.
We couldn’t even stay up for the England-Brazil game.
We’re weak, I tell you, weak.
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHN
YOU KILLED OUR CHANCES
I share your sorrow man ;0) Was odd to watch the first half of a football match in bed, then watch the second half in your school hall absolutely packed with students with more patriotism than respect for when their team are diving all over the place. And then, within ten minutes of the game, to be sitting in the library doing drama research. Weird :0/
But commiserations to USA and England – at least there’s Portugal ’04 for us *Smiles weakly*
haha that is so wierd. I watched the whole game and never thought of the Kahn reference. . and I just watched the movie less than a week ago. Maybe I just don’t think at all bout trek. . Oh and I don’t think the game came down to the goal keepers. I think it came down to the fact that Donovan sucked. Alot.
predictions:
korea over spain, 3-2
senegal over turkey 1-0
Wil, You are such a trekie! LMAO
wil, i would just like to reiterate….
you are the funniest guy ever
that kaaaaahhhhh thing was great! completely off guard
and i yelled it out loud (at my moms school, in her classroom) and her students were frightened!
it was great!
i love you wil! platonically, that is
so anyway
i must go, as i cannot monopolize her computer!
buahahahah!
shame about the england game :/ i was in the middle of an a-level when i heard the rather disappointing news.
ahh well. two great teams out. i have to say, i’m immensely impressed with the USA – their performance today was fantastic, far better than england’s. we played rather idiotically, in fact. but never mind. there’s always 2008!
btw, i just linked your site from mine… just checking that’s okay.
duh. 2006 would have made more sense.
sorry. mid-exams. it’s a trying time :p
I did say the USA had a great chance of beating the germans and although they lost in end i think the performance vindicated my confidence in them. Also it was definate handball on the line by the german defender.
also loved that free kick by ronaldinho, fantastic!
I think USA did much better than Germany today. Sure, as a German, I’m happy the Germans managed to “stay in” a little bit longer, but it was not a game the German team can be proud off – USA did a better job and had more and better chances…
But we had Khhaaaaan (if you ask me, the only reason why we are still in :))
Oh and by the way, I can’t spell Kahn….
the game didn’t have the right winner – although even as an austrian i have to admit, that the german team is in a way less arrogant than in all the worlcups before – so it is possible to accept their being lucky. very fascinating to most europeans is the us-soccer boom – unpredicable some years ago and highly appreciated by everyone – finally you enter real world series and championships 😉
I think that England vs Brazil was a much more on ur seat game …. 🙁 cos now we are out, thanks to our crappy pot shots. It was a good game, the country taht invented Football, and the country that made it famous.
I managed to catch the second half after I got off work (man nightshift sucks) and was really hoping there for the last half. They played so well I was sure they could pull it off. That one was soooo damn close! Ah well. Maybe next time around.
It’s not Kahn, it’s Khan.
That is all.
Hey has Wil ever met shatner?
The writing was on that wall from kick-off. USA had loads of shots on target, but if you don’t get them against a team like Germany you get punished. Shots on target just make them more determined. At least we’ve been spared an England vs. Germany final though…
Wil, I think the best thing I can take away from this game is that the US finally played the better game and LOST! They have so long gotten the cheap wins on a few executions, despite giving up three times as many shots. Now they finally play better and lose. This is a team that is now thoroughly on the world stage.
*sigh* USA out.
*sigh* England out.
Is there any justice in the world? 🙂 At least they got farther than perhaps any of us expected!
So, who’s gonna win the world cup? My heart says either Korea or Senegal, my head says Brazil. Hopefully Argentina have a better chance of winning the world cup than Germany…
Roll on Euro 2004!
*sigh* USA out.
*sigh* England out.
Is there any justice in the world? 🙂 At least they got farther than perhaps any of us expected!
So, who’s gonna win the world cup? My heart says either Korea or Senegal, my head says Brazil. Hopefully Argentina have a better chance of winning the world cup than Germany…
Roll on Euro 2004!
Hi Wil,
I`m glad that you enjoyed the game. I didn`t! 🙂
You Americans were more than a match for us. You kept our team very busy on that field. During most parts of the game USA was the better team, technically speaking. I am German and I like soccer, so I am glad that our team made it to the semi-finals (and believe me: this is where it will stop!), but bravo to Team USA for having done a great tournament.
Hey! I’m so happy i found this website cause i’m such a big fan! i think you are just awesome! I have your movie Stand By Me and it is my favorite movie of all time! i love your daily (well sometimes daily) updates. you make me crack up alot! well i just like you to know of another nerdy 🙂 fan out there!
Steph
Hey! I’m so happy i found this website cause i’m such a big fan! i think you are just awesome! I have your movie Stand By Me and it is my favorite movie of all time! i love your daily (well sometimes daily) updates. you make me crack up alot! well i just like you to know of another nerdy 🙂 fan out there!
Steph
Hey! I’m so glad i found this site cause i am such a big fan! I loved you in Stand By Me (have the movie) among other movies! I think you are awesome! I want to be an actress! When are you going to get the section on your site for aspiring young actors or do you already have it up. i think you are great from nerd to nerd 😉
thanks for such a great sight
Stephanie
sorry i didn’t mean to post that 3 times not good with computers so just don’t think i’m stalking you
p.s told you i’m a nerd 🙁
Hey, you guys played a lot better than I had expected you to. You nearly got us, but that strange mixture of luck and total incompetence saved us again. I wonder how long this will go on.
I don
Oh well. There’s always the next World Cup, I suppose. And for some odd reason I think Germany is going to pull out the overall win. Call it a hunch.
I also agree that Germany will pull it off. The last game was a real eye-opener for them. The USA did extremely well and surprised a lot of people.
having a strong u.s.a. soccer (football) team gets us more respect in some parts of the world than anything else we could do…and unlike the evil star trek “khan”…this one didn’t do it “for hate’s sake”…and after the fantastiic run of the u.s.a. soccer team…all i can say is “i feel young”…d.burr
also congrats to my long lost relatives in germany…condolences to my long lost relatives in ireland…better luck next time…d. burr
Well, really lots of luck on our part (I’m German).
The last thing I heard before I switched the TV off was Klinsmann saying: “Well, we played even worse against the Czech Republic in 1990 and then won the cup…” Amen to that one 🙂
Wil, it wasn’t your American eyes…my very German-biased husband thought it was a bad call, that gave Germany the free kick resulting in the goal. The US played hard…however…my husband was confident enough in Germany that he decided against attending last night’s game…he hold’s tickets to Tuesday night, I’m having a hard time getting him to come down off the ceiling.
It was a typical German World Cup match I’m afraid. If there’s one team that always drags themselves through with a 1-0 it’s the Germans.
The only scant consolation is that England beat them 5-1 during the qualifiers.
Oh, and that Oliver Kahn looks like the guy from Castle Wolfenstein…