USA vs Belgium: Soccer Squares

I am SO glad I got into soccer this last year. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brasil wouldn’t be as exciting if it weren’t for my sudden love of soccer.

My love for soccer stemmed from my new fitness regime where soccer is played every Sunday on the adult women’s league in a nearby town and I’m their goalie. I had never played soccer in my entire life until last year. And now I’m watching soccer for fun!

I just wanted to dabble in a little soccer talk about today’s game of USA vs. Belgium. This game was very special because USA, EVEN though it lost to Germany last week, still made it to top 16 in the elimination round. That is a big deal for USA.

And with fourth of July coming up, it’s no wonder that people from all over the United States have gathered around for the match of the year for USA. (U-S-A, U-S-A!)

I am sorry to report that we lost to Belgium in extra time 2 – 1. This has knocked us out of the world cup completely.

But what makes this game so special was how crowds and crowds of people have gathered to witness this game. Offices have the game streaming in break rooms, bars are probably packed to the brim, it goes to show that if America really bands together we can be a force to be reckoned with considering that a recent study showed that the USA had the most active online community on the World Cup since USA got into knock out rounds.

I love big games like these where all these countries are all put together into one place and onto one screen. While we all have our own teams to route for, I love routing for unity as a world. I love seeing all these different nationalities onto one screen and then seeing the crowds of all different kinds of people enjoying the love of the game.

2014 FIFA World Cup, you are awesome. Cheers. I can’t wait until I can one day go to a FIFA World Cup, wherever it may be next time.

Oh and a big shout to USA goalie Tim Howard. He kicked ass at this game with 16 saves, giving him the title of the highest goalie saves in a world cup in the US in over a century. From one goalie to another, congrats to you. Now if only I can be as good as him. Ha, cheers

What team were you routing for during the World Cup? Comment below or tweet me @lostwithyvonne.