World Cup - USA vs. England

I've been watching a lot of the World Cup these past two days, which unfortunately interferes with the end of my case. Whatever, I have my priorities straight. We've been watching at Barasti, the large beach bar I tend to frequent. They've built what they called "Barasti Beach Stadium" - essentially a glorified igloo - to show the games.


It's actually pretty cool, the stadium holds 1,000+ fans and has a huge projector screen. I was there last night with a few friends. I may have made this clear in previous posts, but the Dubai ex-pat scene is British-dominated. Particularly at Barasti. So Barasti Beach Stadium last night was ~970 British fans and about 30 Americans, crowded near the emergency exit in case things got ugly. It was a good way to actually meet Americans here.

So when Gerrard edged it past Howard in the 4th minute, the stadium went beserk. But when Dempsey got lucky in the 40th minute, it was absolutely silent. Except for 30 Americans in the corner rallying around 1 handkerchief-sized flag.


Not sure why Green looks so confused. He let the ball slip through his fingers. Just like the rest of the Empire...