One thing I hate about the Americans who are particularly bashing the USA team in the current World Cup is, they don't care about Soccer 3 yrs 11 months.....and all of a sudden, when the World Cup starts, their expectations sky-rockets...and act like they should win the World Cup....Fact of the matter is, the best breed of athletes in the USA do not go into Soccer....as Basketball, Football (American), Baseball and NHL is more lucrative...has more name and fame in the US media....Otherwise, a country with 350 + million population, 5 times as big as Germany should/could produce some better soccer players...its just that it is the 5th or 6th major sports in the USA...and hardly anyone gives a damn !