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I think even less than 24 hours after the game, you’ve read enough about USMNT v England. And really, if you’re reading this website, you don’t need someone else to tell you what you saw.

So simply here to help take you there…

Overheard in Rustenburg… “Don’t call it a comeback. Or a miracle. And don’t be satisfied with a tie. That’s what I keep telling myself. That’s what I want for U.S. Soccer.”

on the way from Johannesburg, some cows crossed the road. Ooh so exotic and rural! Eh. BMW police cars–now you’ve got my attention.

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I couldn’t take my eyes off of this scene. My kind of church and a tree of souls more beautiful than James Cameron could create.

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bonfire for the tailgate

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hard to focus at Royal Bafokeng Stadium

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knight moves but nary a hooligan in the house.

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yet another reason to love smaller stadiums: fewer vuvuzelas. I really don’t mind them in the stadium, but my ears needed a break after the opener at Soccer City.

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shouldering the load

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if the USMNT supporter groups were there (which of course they were), any coherent presence was missing. Pretty sure a lot of those Americans who bought all those tickets were Mexicans.

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next time, get there early and hang your banners. yikes.

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double yikes

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Oranje: Total Keeper

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