The United States have a World Cup opening win, and it couldn’t have been any more dramatic. They suffered injuries and conceded a late equalizer, but John Brooks came up huge in the end.
Ghana fan shakes dreadlocks sensually
The USA and Ghana are locked in a stomach-churning battle and apparently a TV producer somewhere thought we could handle more madness with this slow-motion shaking of one Ghanian fan.
The game is crazy enough as it is, please don’t do this to us.
Read Article >Google Doodle is keeping score in USA-Ghana
There have been fun World Cup Google Doodles, but this is the first one that appears to be keeping score.
YEAH TH’AT’S RIGHT, WE UP 1-0
Read Article >Joe Biden, US President (per Ian Darke)
Barack Obama couldn’t make it to the World Cup, so we sent Joe Biden, the Vice President. Or did he get a promotion?
Read Article >Watch how Americans reacted to Dempsey’s goal
Whether home or away, Americans knew how to cheer Clint Dempsey’s early goal against Ghana.
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Read Article >Deuce only needs 30 seconds to score
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY SportsThere’s been a lot of talk leading up to this game about how the USA and Ghana are evenly matched, and that it would be tough to predict who would win. But the USA just blew the barn doors off inside the first minute, with Dempsey producing a magical goal. How about that skill to get that shot, and the finish? Insane. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Given how arrogant Ghana was going into this game, this has to be a wake-up call. They announced their lineup hours before the game, and it’s an attacking one, with just two midfielders -- Michael Essien and Kevin-Prince Boateng were dropped. After that, Ghana are almost certainly regretting going with such a thin midfield. What a shocking opener.
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