dempsey really gave them that first goal, wtf was he doing??
anyways, my opinion on WCQ matches is you can really only take them with a grain of salt. italy won 4-3 over NEW ZEALAND today. they started a squad of all 2nd tier players, but still, Lippi had to bring in 4 subs and Iaquinta grabbed 2 goals in 20 minutes to win the game, they damn near lost! Their goalie was at fault for all the goals but still.... and Spain won 6-0, but I can;t even pronounce the name of the country they played and definitely couldnt' show you it on the map. Villa scored 3 goals in 13 minutes. that isn't an accurate representation of the team.
when 2010 gets here, then we'll know who's good and who's bad.