1. The U.S. showed how well they're capable of playing -- they worked harder, they were quicker, they tackled hard, they went a goal down and came back, nine men outplayed ten. Every player in that dressing room now believes they can make it into the next round if they play like that against Ghana.

2. They really can qualify -- A win against Ghana, and the most likely result in Hamburg, an Italian win, takes them through.

3. The Czechs and Ghanaians have lost some players for Thursday's games -- in fact, right now, the Czechs don't even have a striker.

4. I will wear no lucky shirt on Thursday

5. The performance of the US fans -- They behaved like real, world "football" supporters. They sang, they took on the ref. They lifted their team Make no mistake, that was a game of football -- violent, passionate, hard fought and the U.S. contingent responded. Outstanding.

6. Oguchi -- He is world class.

7. Eric Wynalda was wrong -- about dropping Claudio Reyna. I've been wrong about a thousand things so far, but it's nice to be right against someone you respect. Don't kick the crap out of me, Eric.

8. Arena's Face -- The only Arena face that I like more than the miserable one is the smug one. But seriously, every move he made, all week, naming names, changing the lineup, scouting the game himself, worked.

9. The Miserable Faces of -- The International Football media. The reporting will be begrudging. I particularly can't wait for the Italian press who were so critical of England