Live from Nuremberg!

Live from Nuremberg, it's the World Cup! (Ugh, that's the last time I kick off a story like that). The US and Ghana are making their way out onto the field, or at least 11 representatives from each country - I'd really like the US chances if they could play these games with their entire populations. As expected, Arena has made some surprising changes - it worked for the US in the last World Cup, so let's do it again. The formation looks like a 5-4-1 or 4-5-1 on paper, depending on where Eddie Lewis lines up. If it's the former, then Cherundolo and Lewis are the wingbacks and Onyewu, Conrad and Bocanegra (or "Black Mouth" en espanol) are at centerback. Beasley and Dempsey will be the wingers in midfield with Reyna and Donovan in the middle; McBride, stitches & all, is up front. No room for Convey or Eddie Johnson - seeing as this US has seriously struggled to score goals, that seems like a risky decision. And no, Christian Zaccardo is not available to play for the US in this game.