Thursday Kick Off: Samba Soccer, Galaxy Gameday and Blanco in L.A.

U.S. Crashes Out of World Cup A brilliant individual goal from Marta in the 80th minute sealed a historic 4-0 win for Brazil over the U.S. this morning and handed the South Americans a deserved World Cup final berth Sunday against Germany.

Bad luck, questionable coaching decisions and uninspired play all combined to work against the U.S.