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This was the final score between England (NOT Great Britain, or the United Kingdom) and our good ol' United States of America in our first World Cup 2010 match. Ordinarily, I wouldn't think much of a tie, especially after watching the highlights and seeing the opportunities that the Americans missed, but I'm making an exception.

First of all, this is the World Cup. Everybody (except U.S.) is watching. Most Americans might not care about soccer (I don't) but the rest of the world does.
Secondly, we played England in our first game. Soccer to the Brits is like basketball to U.S. Losing (or tying) in international competition is intolerable. Soccer (they call it football) is their sport. Even though England hasn't won a World Cup since 1966...but I digress. Schadenfreude is a great thing. This would be like our Olympic basketball team playing, say, Greece and winning by two points. Not exactly a confidence builder. Also, need I say again that we played England? And tied them. We pretty much fought them to a draw at a place in Massachusetts almost 235 years ago, too.

Matt Drudge wins the prize for best headline for this one: BRIT KNEELS BEFORE AMERICA!

All I can say is, "God Bless America!"