THUD!

About half the bar I was in cleared out at half time. I bailed at the 76th minute. This was not the result we were looking for. And though beating the Czechs was going to be a stretch, losing as we did was unexpected. I don't know whether there was a facet of the game in which the US excelled. Oh yeah: we won time of possession. Not sure where that figures in to the tie-breaker.

More later. I really need to get back to work.