Glad to see both teams take points in this one, even though the U.S. were inexplicably robbed of the late winner. As a neutral, I was delighted to see the European minnows go up by two in the first half, especially as I had essentially predicted they could be a dark horse group winner - I actually banged my head on the low ceiling in the basement here when Ljubijankic scored.

Loved Jovanovich's goal celebration in the early game. Makes producing a Spiderman mask from inside of your underpants seem pedestrian in comparison. The refereeing was atrocious though, and as much as I'm genetically programmed to despise the Germans, I can't help but feel that with 11 men for 90 minutes, even with Klose out, they will beat Ghana and likely win the group. Watching the England game this evening, so likely won't post again until tomorrow. Holland vs Japan holds the most promise as a spectacle on Saturday. Happy viewing.