win or lose, this is much better than hardly anyone expected of the USA in this World Cup. Along with Korea, we knocked out a dark horse favorite in Portugal. We tied the host in a very tough match with one of the best, if not THE best home crowds I've ever seen in a World Cup match. We bounced back from a Polish spanking to shut out a Mexico team that had been playing very well in group play.
I don't expect us to beat Germany. They have all the advantages going into it, except one (get to it in a second...) Germans have two extra days rest, the experience of being deep into many World Cups as a country, better holding, better in the air, decently matched on speed tho maybe the US has them in speed/fitness. What the USA has is no pressure. They weren't expected to get this far. Quarterfinal appearance is a success for this team. Germany has expectations to compete to win every World Cup. The pressure is on them to produce the result. It's not much of a factor, Germany is full of professionals. I love watch Germany play and win, but not on Friday!

Go USA!!!