3 Days and the world stands still...

SPORTING GOODS

With just a couple days to go, good news for the US squad:

Claudio Reyna looked to be feeling no ill effects from the hamstring strain that sidelined him for the last two American friendlies...and the same was true for John O'Brien and his various ailments...Eddie Lewis sat out some of the drills, but that was due to the 70-odd minutes he logged in Monday night's closed door scrimmage with Angola.

I'm happy to see Eddie Lewis playing a good number of minutes, and it was also reported that Bobby Convey, who has really impressed me the last couple of weeks, will be getting significant playing time. Whether that is as a starter or sub is still up in the air.

Meanwhile, the US's first opponent Czechs are having injury problems. Having previously deferred on the question, I'm currently falling in the camp of the US won't advance past the first round. But I've been more encouraged the past couple of days, and if the ball can only bounce right on Monday...