Congrats to the US for making the knockout stages. But as I've been telling friends and colleagues, I still don't think you're anywhere near good enough to win the World Cup. But try telling that to the fickle, fair weather American fan. Especially after another win. Another win against a very mediocre opponent. But I'm glad Seattle did good. The crowd was hot, the city was rocking, the weather cooperated, and all the scenic shots made Seattle look amazing. This was probably the biggest sporting event to ever take place in the city. That might be eclipsed later in the tournament, when we have 2 knockout games being held here. Those are the ones I really tried to get tickets for, but I just couldn't justify it at the price they were offering. I doubt that price will come down much at all nearer the games. Tickets for today's game were going for at least $2000. And that's for the cheapest seats. Nope. But I'm glad I didn't have to go anywhere today - apparently driving anywhere near the city was horrendous (and I've already had to deal with driving loads over the last couple of days just to attend a couple of team lunches). I think they close a lot of downtown to traffic during the World Cup matches. It looked absolutely packed. And it looked like a great atmosphere, but I can't deal with those kinds of crowds. I'm happy to watch the game at home in "RealTime4K" on TV.
