Not just another Sunday

Today is the day USA soccer fans have been longing for. A chance to win a major international tournament. Although it's not the World Cup, the Confederations Cup is almost the next best thing.

Cracking the bottle:

The team caught a few lucky breaks here and there, such as advancing out of the group stages by scoring just one more goal in the "Goals For" tie breaker. For most fans, beating the number one ranked team in the world last Wednesday (Spain) to advance to the Confederations Cup final is a great achievement, and it is. There is more to it though. Three of the top five teams in the world were in this tournament, two of which the US has already lost to, those being Brazil and Italy. With that being said, we, the US, are 1-2 against these three countries, being outscored three goals to six. So for the fans who think there was a lot accomplished by beating the number one ranked team in the world, remember the team we're matched up with today for the final, Brazil, has already beaten us once in this tournament (three-nil) and will undoubtedly be approaching the game the exact same way.

Last sip:

For the match, the US was out shot 11-6, and Spain put six of those eleven shots on net. For the US to get passed Brazil today, those numbers will have to take a drastic nose dive. Although Spain is the number one team in the world, Brazil has a long history against the US. Overall, the record is 1-13 in favor of the South American country. It will take a lot for Bob Bradley's boys to get this one today.

Just to close out, I want to send out condolences to the Mays family. Many know who Billy Mays is, the pitch man. He was found dead today at approx. 7:45 AM in his Florida home.

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