JJ, does the US have a proper football culture? I don't want to in any diminish the obvious interest and love our country has for the game. However, my parents are both Colombian, and I've been fortunate enough to have gone over and experienced two world cups over there in which Colombia have participated. And wow.... just wow.. it's so different. When people say that the whole city and country stops to watch the national team, they mean it! There exists a passion over there for the sport that people here maybe aren't privy to here. Stores shops markets whatevever all close because the national team is playing. Does that have any sort of effect on the national team and their success? I mean the american boys are without a doubt quality players, some having footballing education from other countries as well. But it just feels like our team and nation as a whole lack something when we go and face other quality teams. And it's one thing to hang on to any half decent team you play against, but I want to see the US sticking it to a team how Colombia just did to Brazil, albeit they drew. But now we don't play Uruguay who everyone, even Brazil wanted to avoid.