61.   There will be no such shenanigans from the American soccer federation, but it is clear that the Steve Sampson era will end after the Yugoslavia game on Thursday.

62.   Undaunted by adversity, Brazil shattered the American soccer dream Monday just about the time it seemed like the United States had a chance.

63.   Whether or not the U.S. soccer team can find a way to solve Germany on Friday, the American soccer federation already knows the answers to much bigger questions.

64.   While reviving U.S. hopes for respectability at the World Cup, Bruce Arena has said things that offended various factions of the American soccer establishment.

65.   Yet another proselytizer trying to convert an American soccer heathen.

66.   Players join the new American soccer league, not individual teams.

67.   After the game Lalas, one of the best-known stars in American soccer, announced his retirement.

68.   American soccer dawned on the longest day of the year.

69.   American soccer, once ridiculed by much of the rest of the world, has been advancing steadily in recent years.

70.   American soccer fans, including some who tuned into the game for the first time, loved the World Cup atmosphere.