…and yet, it feels a little like we won, doesn’t it?

What an amazing game that was yesterday—and what an incredible performance by goalkeeper Tim Howard. (Who has Tourette’s Syndrome—did you know that? I didn’t know that till yesterday.)

It is a shame that we’re eliminated because it was so much fun to see Americans really getting into the World Cup. (Let’s hope they remember that the Cup isn’t over just because the U.S. is out.)

But so much good for U.S. soccer came out of this Cup, you still have to consider it a very positive experience…. Who could watch yesterday’s game and still argue that soccer isn’t exciting?

I think too that, with the growing concern about concussions in football, a generation of parents is going to start steering their kids toward playing soccer rather than football. That obviously bodes well for the growth of the sport.

Now: Go Brasil!