HEY!... What a first round!! Its one hour 'till the kick-off for round two, Germany-Paraguay. I've decided to stay up for this match, rather than awake at 0630 for UK-Denmarck. This way I'll catch a few hours ZZZ's before I'm due at the Cubs-White Sox baseball game (which for you non-Chicagoans, is just about as big as any world cup match!).

Spain, along with Brazil, looks to be the class of the tournament so far. But watch out for those Germans. And don't forget the Swedes (whom I've been backing since the begining). USA-Mexico is a match with A LOT riding on it. Thats a border war, with braggin' rites on the pitch. For CaliBasco's sake alone, USA needs a win. Then, a match with Espana in the semis...? Time surely will tell....