The United States has never won a World Cup game on European soil. This year's U.S. team has been hyped as the best American team ever. The Czech Republic team showed what that's worth by hammering the Americans 3-0 in the Cup opener for both teams.
On the local front, GQ magazine has named Buffalo Wild Wings in Ridgeland one of the United States' top 10 soccer bars. However, it's been scratched off the Jackson Police Department's list of favorite watering holes.
Soccer might not be America's favorite sport, but there's plenty of places to follow the Cup (and the U.S. team's non-progress) on the Net:
Deadspin: Live Blog: United States-Czech Republic
espn.com's Page 2: Nil is for nothing
slate.com: Dispatches from the World Cup
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