Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

So where to start? What should we do on this Wednesday? I think that I will do something this morning that I'm not sure that I've ever done.

And when I say I've never done, I mean like in the three decade history of this program,

I don't think I've ever done this, but I have to. in the three decade history of this program.

I don't think I've ever done this, but I have to.

U.S. soccer fan.

How are you all living?

Man, it better be amazing.

It better be amazing, and it better be pretty much everybody

listening right now and yes I know I am well aware I'm well aware of what you

think about me flipping on soccer. I am well aware of what you think about soccer itself.

A lot of haters, soccer haters, World Cup haters, Greg Berthalter haters. And you know what, frankly, it's a bad day for you

haters. The U.S. and you couldn't wait. I know so many of you could not wait to jump this guy and

jump me and jump the US team. Except US soccer haters it is a bad day. One of your worst days because there is not a whole lot you can

hate on right now especially after they got the job done now haters gonna

hate and you'll find something.

And I'll get to that in a minute.

In fact, I'll get that right now.

I know you will still try to hate.

But the rest of us are going to do what you always should do and that's look to the damn

scoreboard. Point to the damn scoreboard. One nil. Thanks for coming. What up

round of 16? What up, knockout stage? What up, one and done? Where anything can happen. What up? What up? Legitimate US run at the World Cup?

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