Source: Getty ImagesThe United States and England fought to what may best be described as a draw only a mother could love today in their first group match of the 2010 World Cup. After 90 minutes of play contained primarily in the midfield, the two sides emerged with a 1-1 draw, granting each team one point towards qualification for the knock-out rounds of the tournament.
While US soccer fans everywhere were (for the most part) enthused with the result - my local pub in suburban Detroit was filled with fans cheering on Team USA - some of the more casual observers of the game were left slightly bewildered. If this match was in fact the biggest in the history of U.S. soccer, why would it end in a tie? Hell, how could it end in a tie? What does a tie even mean?
What do you think? Was the result one step forward for the U.S. team but two steps backward for the sport's popularity in America? Or is the maelstrom of negativity surrounding the match only a result of the increased exposure of the tournament? Is it accurate to assume that the bigger soccer gets in the United States, the louder its haters will yell?
I'll just say that thank God it wasn't a scoreless draw (I'm looking at you, France and Uruguay).
While US soccer fans everywhere were (for the most part) enthused with the result - my local pub in suburban Detroit was filled with fans cheering on Team USA - some of the more casual observers of the game were left slightly bewildered. If this match was in fact the biggest in the history of U.S. soccer, why would it end in a tie? Hell, how could it end in a tie? What does a tie even mean?
What do you think? Was the result one step forward for the U.S. team but two steps backward for the sport's popularity in America? Or is the maelstrom of negativity surrounding the match only a result of the increased exposure of the tournament? Is it accurate to assume that the bigger soccer gets in the United States, the louder its haters will yell?
I'll just say that thank God it wasn't a scoreless draw (I'm looking at you, France and Uruguay).
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