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In the wake of Koman Coulibaly's no-call, call that he did not explain and that FIFA will not let him explain in its wake, there has been so much anger expressed from quarters that don't pay attention to Soccer, let alone sports, that the World Cup has not only become America's cultural focus, people in the USA actually want to win it.
The USA Slovenia game, played really early on Friday morning on The West Coast, would not have caused much of a stir if the USA just went ahead and lost 2-0. Instead, we had Koman Coulibaly's introduction, leading to a flurry of angry responses, like mine:
But with those angry videos, blogs, websites, and ESPN telecasts, comes something America has not felt before: the desire to win The World Cup.
England's tie of Algeria on Friday left the Group C contest wide open, and makes the USA game against Algeria on June 23rd that much more important. A win would put the USA ahead of Slovenia by one point even if Slovenia beats England.
And as much as USA v. Algeria will be watched in America, England's eyes will be glued to TV sets for the match against Slovenia.
Whatever the case, Soccer now matters in America thanks to Koman Coulibaly.
I am from Australia and we are used to dubious decisions going against our national team, the powerbase for soccer is Europe/South America, everyone else is there to make up the numbers. I hope it isn't match fixing, perhaps it's just inexperience on behalf of the officials. Someone should set up an alternate international body to rival FIFA. I was mystified at the ruling on the possible third US goal, the only possibility was the whistle being blown before the ball was kicked. FIFA are busy in their bunker.
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