User blog comment:Freelance Grammar Nazi/World Cup?/@comment-2004850-20100619223404

@Anon - The commentators haven't made a point to say Americans were really pushing, and the footage shows Slovenians doing the majority (I believe one commentator said Americans weren't doing anything). A British article (I think from the Telegraph?) mentioned one of the guys trying to break free, which could have resulted in a "pushing aggressively" look. From the footage, I only clearly remember two Americans touching Slovenians, one of which was the guy I just mentioned. Still, the Slovenians weren't penalized for it and barely anyone is mentioning it, indicating that people don't consider it a valid reason for a foul.

I'm not arguing that the US should get a point or anything, but I just wish that the ref/FIFA would announce what was seen or admit a mistake. Just a bit ago, an umpire made a wrong call that cost a pitcher a perfect game. When he realized what happened, it admitted his mistake and apologized fervently; he was obviously upset by the mistake, pretty tearful about it. So, even though the perfect game was lost, the ump showed great sportsmanship and the pitcher was extremely kind and mature about it. He didn't make a huge fuss. That's all I want. Just someone to tell us what happened and, if it was the wrong call, say that they were wrong. No hiding behind silence.

England isn't doing very well...I felt bad about the booing. That just sucks away confidence. And that fan who broke into the locker/changing room to yell at Beckham; that's pretty crazy. I can't help but think they'll lose against Slovenia...Which may be better for the US, but doesn't help England's floundering reputation.

Ghana and Australia were evenly matched and played a nice game. I wonder if it was just luck on Germany's side. Or, Serbia is just a killer team who was off to a bad start. Maybe it just wasn't Australia's day. One thing's for sure, the group has been all over the place.

France just doesn't seem to have it in them. Individually, they're excellent players, but they don't seem to operate efficiently as a team. It's very messy. I feel bad for South Africa...They're the host nation and they're doing pretty poorly. I wish Cameroon would have defeated Denmark (glad I didn't take that fanfiction bet!), though they did fine for awhile. But I was exhausted and fell asleep on the couch during the last 20 minutes D: I woke up to hear them say Cameroon had lost.