what do you think germany, brazil, england, argentina, italy, spain...and aoll of them have to deal with every 2 years?
however, i could see how the US team knows an entire sport lies on their shoulders in the US
however - i don't see what the fuss is about in tha US - there is just as much hope as there was before the WC imho, or did czechs owning the US seriously surprise anyone?! optimism only goes so far, in the end most of the time you recognize that chances were slim for them tom succeed against a solid team like the czechs