I’ve tried to be kind to my soccer-loving friends. But I just watched the video below. Yes, good for us. USA! USA! etc. etc.

I’m willing to forgive the announcer for saying this is all “breathtakingly exciting.” Eye of the beholder and all that. But when the announcer says “You could not write a script like this!” my eyes nearly rolled out of my head. Really? You couldn’t write a script where the score is tied. A ref calls back a goal. And the US wins in the final seconds of the game. James Cameron or George Lucas couldn’t possibly think of something so outlandish as a 1-0 soccer game?