Just a reminder for those of you sick of curling and figure skating, the US take on El Salvador tonight at 7 p.m. ET in Tampa, Florida. Tune in to ESPN Classic to support your national team. (Side note: It appears our U-17 men are also playing today. They're going up against Mexico at 4:15, also in Tampa, Florida.

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While the jury is out on whether or not Charlie Davies will make the World Cup roster, Oguchi Onyewu is almost certainly a lock.

Back in October, Onyewu suffered a serious knee injury that looked like it might keep the hulking central defender out of the World Cup. News this week from Carson, Calif.

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While the jury is out on whether or not Charlie Davies will make the World Cup roster, Oguchi Onyewu is almost certainly a lock.

Back in October, Onyewu suffered a serious knee injury that looked like it might keep the hulking central defender out of the World Cup. News this week from Carson, Calif.

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Ah, I have been off the grid for a little while. Therefore it is high time that I catch you up on the latest developments in world cup news.
The English have harnessed the power of social networking to help them get the party started in Cape Town. World Cup Campanions is an online tool that will bring the latest information on pub gatherings, match meetups and roommate requests. Click to continue reading...

Quick note: We received word from reader Patrick that the new US shirts the ones we discussed here were recently put up for sale on eBay. The reaction has been surprisingly negative, if our comments section is any indication. But love 'em or hate 'em, it's looking more and more like they're the real deal, although we're still waiting for the official press release and fashion show.

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From Suffolk comes the World Cup news England fans have been dreading. A psychic says the Three Lions won't win the tournament in South Africa this summer. She also has lots to say on a range of topics but in an unsurprisingly general way. Let's have a closer look.
According to Ipswich's Evening Star, medium Miss Knock has been a psychic for 30 years. Click to continue reading...

From FulhamFC.com

"During the Blackburn Rovers fixture on Sunday 17 January, Clint Dempsey sustained moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee. Following the results of a scan, early indications are positive in that no operation is required. At this stage it is thought that the injury will not prevent him from featuring for Fulham, prior to the end of the season.

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The USMNT has just taken its fourth major hit in recent months. In today's fixture between Fulham and Blackburn, Clint Dempsey had to come off the field in the 62nd minute with a suspected knee ligament injury. The prognosis is not good. Fulham manager Roy Hodgson had this to say: "Clint will be scanned on Monday but we feel it might be a posterior cruciate knee ligament which would be very bad for us and he would be out for a while.

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While scouring that new fangled interweb thing for interesting 2010 World Cup news, I came across this piece on GhanaWeb.com.In it, the author suggests that the fact that many of Ghana's key players - Michael Essien and John Mensah among them - are injured for the African Cup Of Nations is, in fact, a very good thing for Ghana. Click to continue reading...

Welcome back to World Cup Bafana Bafana 2010, the site for news and views on the road to Soccer City.
It's 2010 World Cup year, so in keeping with Fabio Capello's low key approach the UK press has this morning decided to say absolutely nothing new about the tournament, squads etc. It won't last. Click to continue reading...

I scrambled to get that post about the draw out earlier, so I thought I'd come back after sitting on it for a while and offer a few more post-draw thoughts.

-I don't think the US could have asked for a much better draw than the one they got. And yes, I am including the possibility of drawing South Africa.

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The draw is over. The results are in. And the US has a real shot at making out of the group stage. Here are the groups:

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
Korea Republic
Greece

Group C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia
Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
Korea DPR
Ivory Coast
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

Let me rephrase what I said above:Â we have no excuse not to make it out of our group.

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Now that our rant about the draw is out of the way, it's time to get pumped! The Cup is near and the draw is here! There isn't much going on this morning before the draw, so et's take some time to look at the pots and discuss what we would/would not like to see this afternoon.

POT 1

Our opponent out of Pot 1 is going to be difficult no matter who we draw.

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. Tomorrow is the official draw for the 2010 World Cup and I can tell you now that I'm incredibly excited, as I'm sure you are, at the prospect of finding out which countries will be in what groups. I can't wait!

This is a perfect opportunity for me to share EPL Talk's "blueprints" about the World Cup coverage you can expect over the next 24 hours and the next 7 months as we build up to what is the biggest soccer tournament in the world.

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As the football world turn their focus on which nation will qualify for World Cup 2010, Sweden, Argentina, France and Portugal stand as the countries who might not make it to South Africa. If these countries fail to qualify, then some of the world's best players will not be gracing the biggest stage in football. Click to continue reading...

From USsoccer.com The United States Men's National Team will face fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Denmark on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Aarhus, Denmark. Kickoff at NRGi Park is set for 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and television details will be announced in the near future.

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As you've probably heard, there's no English or Spanish-language coverage on US cable television for the USA-Honduras qualifier. Luckily (I guess), there's a company that's offering the game to pubs. Ah, just like the good old days.

For a really slow and annoying site with all of the pubs showing the match, visit CopaTV.

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Here's the story. I'd write more, but I have to go test my mute button.

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