Happy Friday.
It was already weekend early this morning, since it is the Juneteenth holiday here in the United States.
Team USA secured a place in the round of 32 with today’s win.
I went down to the The Press Box sports bar at 10.30 am to watch the USA-Australia game with my amigos. There were lots and lots more people out and about by Pioneer Square and around the Stadium compared to the Belgium-Egypt game of Monday.
Andy Yamashita writes for the Seattle Times, about the game:
The Americans, propelled by a sold-out crowd that rattled Seattle Stadium’s press box with every shot, launched themselves into Friday’s game with intensity, deploying their high press almost immediately.
The Australians, in comparison, struggled to get out of first gear.
[Photo from the Seattle Times]
[Photo by Ruth Fremson/The New York Times]