So the US won their group and advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament! This is pretty exciting stuff, it's only the third time the US has advanced since they started competing again in 1990. And they have an interesting draw--Ghana is the only African team remaining, which means that EVERYONE is going to be rooting for them here (South Africans have been great about rooting for all of the African teams, and always refer to this as the African World Cup, and while the US are generally a well-liked team and would have enjoyed lots of support, with this draw they will get none from non-Americans). The match is on Saturday at 8:30 our time (should be about 11:30 am PDT).
We are in Cape Town with Jessy and Tim and Tim's brother, and will be watching the match somewhere in the city. Cape Town photos to come, with Becca's play-by-play since Durban, but let me say that Cape Town is a beautiful city that is well worth a visit if you've never been.
In the knockout round we've got tickets to Spain-Portugal, and to a second-round match between the winners of Uruguay-Korea and USA-Ghana. Go USA!!!
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