There are inarguably more American fans here than at your average home game for the USA -- which is kind of scary. At the moment, everyone is fairly deflated after seeing the guys give up two goals so early on. Unfortunately, history is not the Americans' side -- they have never been able to recover from a deficit and now must try to claw their way back to a draw or hold on for goal difference.

Prior to the game, you saw a lot of American and Czech fans cavorting with one another. Coca-Cola parked a truck near one of the entrances with a full sound system, and it was pretty great to see the Czechs singing along to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama". Who knew the Velvet Revolution had such Southern flair?

Inside the stands, there was a large crowd of Czech fans watching the AUS-JAP game prior to this one. Best scene: the canny fan, dressed in Czech red, who had brought his blow-up doll with him. He parked it on the next seat, and had it dressed up in a full Czech kit.