in terms of landon donovan, i have to say donovan's omission from the roster is a mistake. it's donovan, one of the most experienced players this country has produced. he has had great suggestions in past world cups, playing at a high level in my opinion, and when you look at some of the players klinsman who included is a 19-year-old julian green whose professional experience almost exists exclusively in the german fourth division. you have seep him in a couple of the warm up matches for the u.s., you know, looked a little bit tentative, a little bit overwhelmed, hasn't always been able to compete physically. he had some bright moments. once he gets on the field and gets his feet under him, he looks occasion, but to me, he doesn't look like a world cup player and when you put that up against the resume and quality and experience of a landon donovan, i think that the decision to 0 mitt donovan from the roster has damaged the team. >> you are echoing the sentiment of our community. it's been polarizing. saying he was past his primary. he goes, in colliklinsman, he s it's the

galaxy star landon donovan probably a big part of the draw. donovan was denied a chance to play in his fourth world cup. some controversy surrounding that. however, earthquakes star chris wondolowski is playing. there will also be a fireworks show afterwards. >> fun game. >>> a single miss today sent millions of brazilians into a frenzy. brazil and chile faced off in the first knockout game of the world cup in the round of 16 thanks to a 1-1 tie, they went to a penalty shoot-out. and chile had to score on its last kick. on its last kick. >> we're hoping to show you what happened. [ laughter ] fans erupted watching on tv across brazil. massive celebrations. brazil will next take on colombia which beat uruguay 2-0 today in the other round of 16. >> sometimes we have it. but we got this. you got to take a look at this right here. oh, boy, fans, that was devastating. a big moment. >>> incredibly close call in the east bay after a man leaps out of his car just seconds before a train slams right into it. take a look at this picture of the scene. fire

soccer store landon donovan gets the last word.e is still taking part in the world cup. >>> plus, can you name this soccer star? in honor of today's world ceremonies, special throw-back thursday. we'll tell you who it is, coming up next. >>> shorter shorts those days. looking over here towards the peninsula, a shorter commute because it is very clear right now for 101. two crashes across the bay and 880 coming up. after people find a dentist through us, they often say, "i wish i'd done this sooner." don't let that be you. you know your teeth are important. so don't put it off any longer. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. taking a live look at at&t park. a nice start to the day. a little breezy out there, as well, in san francisco. we'll check the forecast in just a little bit. first pitch in case you want to go to the game, a day game. >>> this is how rio de janeiro celebrated the eve of the world cup. a light show high above the city the statue flash the team colors of all the nations competing in the world c

ahora no vas al mundial". >> don jorge, a ver. >> la relaciÓn entre jurgen klinsmann y landon donovan, dos o tres. sÍ, porque ir a brasil y no comerte una feijoada y una caipiriÑa es como no ir a brasil. >> ¿las frases que inventas? ¿estÁs preparando nuevas...? >> tengo dos o tres ya para brasil. >> no nos las sueltes aquÍ. >> las sacamos ahÍ. >> ahÍ las sacamos. >> ya tenemos dos o tres nuevas. >> jorge, ¿tÚ cÓmo te preparas? >> para mÍ la preparaciÓn, jorge, terminando un mundial empieza la que sigue. tienes que seguir viendo jugadores, equipos, y lo de la garganta, esperanzado en que no te vaya a dar gripa, que eso puede ser cualquier cosa de diario, el cansancio, los cambios... sobre todo los cambios de clima son muy duros para nosotros. >> dÉjenme terminar con algo de noticias. ¿existe la posibilidad de que qatar, que recibirÁ el mundial para el 2022, lo pierda por sobornos? de acuerdo con el sunday times, 4 millones de euros se repartieron por ahÍ, por lo menos. >> dicen que lo pueden perder, a mÍ me parece que es tambiÉn es criminal. la fifa va al business nada mÁs, no les impo

and landon donovan, sort of the face of the team. >> yeah, the u.s. coach is german.erman decision in the history of sports than him leaving out landon donovan. because that is devoid of emotion. it is entirely mathematical. [ with german accent ] "landon, there is no space for you this year. we are looking to the future." [ laughter ] what about the romance? what about the romance? forget the romance. forget the romance. this is a calculated decision, if we do it this way. >> seth: you were also in domestic football. you're a liverpool fan? >> i am, yeah. >> seth: they had a -- [ cheers ] there you go. >> oh, okay. >> seth: i think they just learned now. >> yeah. >> seth: they were going to be late to that guy's party again. they came desperately close to winning the title, and i believe the last day was your first -- was it the first -- >> it was, because you sent me a text saying, "which are you more nervous about, this game or your upcoming show?" knowing what the answer to that was, which was the game. >> seth: i felt so bad for you that you had to be watching th

soccer star landon donovan will be part of the world cup, after all not on the field but in the broadcast booth. donovan made his on-air debut with the analysts last night and provide analysis before and after the u.s. games and also during halftime. >> no kidding. >>> well, the world cup will be an uphill battle for the u.s. national team, to say the least. how bad? well, for starters, the group that team usa is nicknamed the group of death. >> yikes. germany ranked number two in the world and portugal number four and ghana has eliminated team usa from the last two world cup competitions. this is the only group in which all four teams made it into the knockout round in 2010. america's first game is monday against ghana. yikes. >>> today is throwback thursday with a world cup theme, can you guess who this is? the game face may give it away. ronauldo, one of the most successful and hottest soccer players in the world. he will be playing for portugal. >> cute then and cute now. >> guys that star on the international stage. this picture taken back in 1991. tim howard, 35-year-old grew up in

this is not the beautiful game i know. [ laughter and applause ] loser -- landon donovan.ptain landon donovan didn't make the team this year, but he has been hired by espn as a commentator, which means he'll be forced to watch every minute of the tournament. that's like losing custody of your kids and then having to comment on what a great job their new stepdad jerry is doing. [ applause ] tough. winner -- acting. fans of soccer love watching the world cup, but so do fans of amazing acting. congralaonryon writhing on the ground in pain who is miraculously better 30 seconds later. you're all the daniel day-lewises of the world cup. also did you know that daniel day-lewis is in this year's world cup? that's him. he absolutely disappears into his roles. [ laughter ] winner -- man nipples. normally you don't get much time in the spotlight, but thanks to these super tight jerseys, you are the spotlights. [ laughter ] and finally, winner -- day drinking. for the next nont month, you're not a lonely out of work man drinking at noon on a tuesday. you're a devoted world cup fan. [

a little close tore home, there is landon donovan. not in brazil. he is in stanford stadium. galaxy, earthquakes. the only goal and the quakes are shut out 1-0 is your score. >>> nascar in kentucky. another bad break for kyle larson. his car fails him for a second straight week. the tires give out. never finished the race. brad koslowsky never looked back. he is now fourth. and oh, those giants. >> that was rough tonight. >> brutal. >> yeah, that was. >> they are only a game up on the dodgers. >> oh. tomorrow. tomorrow. it all turns around tomorrow. >> a bad month of june. that's all i'm saying. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ingly don't want to ignore the a's success, but the focus needs to be on the giants because they are struggling so much. >> that's because the as keep winning. the giants lost 14 of 18. tomorrow, you got to look at this like it is day one of half two right? 82 game out of 162. a clean isolate. tim hudson on the mound. >> that's it for us. have a good night. ,, ,,,,,, female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale save $300 on

the 50,000 seat stadium, landon donovan probably a big part of the draw, denied a chance to play in hisourth world cup. the game is set to start at 7:30. there will be a fireworks show after the game. >> should be a good one. a lot of activity there. >>> coming up in sports a round of 16 start wed a thrill inner brazil the host country of course and chile. they needed penalty kicks to decide the winner. >>> the giants and as trending in opposite directions. oakland looks to keep the good times rolling while san francisco is trying to get back ontrack with a new kind of lineup. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. if you're visiting miami you have to hit the beach. however, the as are probably too tired to watch the waves today. you see

by the way, landon donovan, a huge name in soccer, was not in the world cup this year, but he does play for the galaxy from l.a., and that team is playing the earthquakes this saturday at sanford stadium. so an almost sold-out game. you still have your chance to get some major soccer action in this weekend. for now live in san jose, stephanie chuang, nbc news. >> and i hope all those people who called in sick do feel better. >> and the next game will be on tuesday, the time yet to be determined. >> take a look at this photo, u.s. fans from the bay area actually in brazil, snapped at the stadium itself. because of the pouring rain and terrible traffic, it took them three hours to get from their hotel to the stadium. nevertheless, they were there to cheer on team usa from the bay area. >> we have much more coverage of today's big match online. head to nbcbayarea.com and just search "world cup." >>> well, new at 11:00, amazing surveillance video in the south bay. deputies releasing this video, looking for a liquor store robber. it happened ten days ago near the corner of bascom avenue and

from pele's bicycle kick to landon donovan's game winner for the united states. here in brazil the normally congested streets are empty come game time. and take a listen. cities come alive when their team scores. the sport that's played on playgrounds and in alleys, american fans are watching, gathering in watering holes from new york to l.a. >> it grows with each world cup. so long as the americans stay competitive, i think it's going to be a lot bigger here. >> the state of u.s. soccer is -- >> exciting. >> why do you say that? >> because it's just growing throughout the entire country. >> reporter: if you're wondering just how passionate americans are about soccer, right now its popularity is growing faster than any sport in the united states. team usa faces ghana on monday. dan? >> looking forward to that. paula, thank you. you can catch sunday's action right here on abc starting at 11:30 eastern tomorrow afternoon and then on espn, our sister network, tomorrow night. >>> coming up here on "world news" tonight on this saturday, could your pet be depressed? th

he cut landon donovan. >> he is 32. >> but the point is, this team is not built to win the world cup. it is a team and a program that is built -- he is trying to build it to win future world cups. >> but do you say that? that is so unamerican. >> i think this is part of the nerd takeover. >> we had it with money ball. everybody is talking about it. even the sports guy for espn, the guy who came from the "new york times." the 247 guy. the statistics guy from the "new york times." >> nate silver. he is the statistics nerd and now he works for espn. it is money ball. the game is a fore gone conclusion it is not about grit anymore. >> so right. nate silver sucks out of it. >> you are saying he should be fired. he should be driven out of the united states of america. the nerds have taken over everything. what is next? sci-fi? >> they were deaf to call for spf. a mother was enraged after a mother did not let the child reapply. the mom who recently lost her husband to skin cancer sees the policy as one big spfu saying, quote, when you have a school field trip in which they are out there for

usa opens up against dallas on thursday landon donovan who was cut from the tame, this look book comesing and a to no one at down agree with the arrogant the players believe that they would win i believe it and i believe all of america believes it. this gap could of been the first gas the very first gas to ever play in four world cups and they don't bring kamal. in fact be the first man in the history of crime to work for 58 delegates to 49 years and then let me go that would be terrible. but in not wanting now all will gladly he thinks dellas may give notice algal quiet as i get to 49 if. world cup fans of this talk about what brazil and not being able to host the world cup country and strife. natalie is in that finish by the lives of the workers a dozen look like they're to fidelity the. even the opening game from brazil and croatia has been stretched because of the rush to finish on time. in this gas is ability. of the stuff sounds great when guys in suits and ties are talking about a career for years from now 01 succumbs in town people asking what we don't. you wait until the civi

. >> this is the first usa lineup without landon donovan for the first time. of them are making their world cup debut. [ applause ] host that i like a lot. he hosts a show in new york, and they simulcast it on fox sports tv. yesterday, he interviewed the head coach of the st. john's soccer team. in all my life, i don't know that i ever heard the same question asked in so many different ways. >> are there guys that kick with both legs? >> most everybody kicks with both legs. >> there's not a strong leg, they kick with both legs? >> usually. lefties might -- there's a little dominance. >> so they each use both legs, huh? >> they use both legs. there can be a predominant leg -- >> but your righty has to kick with his left leg then? >> absolutely. >> i noticed that. so everybody kicks with both legs, okay. >> wait, how many legs? is it two now? imagine trying to explain karate to him. it would take a month. the clipper's owner donald sterling is getting much r&r. that's racism and relaxation. he's been spotted with four women over the past few days. he does pretty

they preordered a ton of jerseys with landon donovan's name on the back.e the cut. now you have all retailers stuck trying to sell the jerseys. it is a game of chance for all the retailers. what they tend to do is look at the betting odds to see which teams might make it the cut in terms of the knockout phase. obviously england didn't make it, italy -- >> do you get a discount on those? >> spain, as well. so you just never really know. >> maybe you get a discount for those teams knocked out. hopefully not team usa. i saw that price tag. 90 bucks for a jersey. >> exactly. 90 bucks is the standard price. but obviously if a team doesn't make it to the next round, there is a discount. that depends on the popularity and also the inventory, as well. so if they've overstocked, you get a ton of discounts. >> zain asher, thank you so much. thanks for taking the trip to the store for us today. how about this, i learned a new word today. a fablet. i guessed it was a fabulous tablet. i was wrong. it's a cross between a phone and tablet. this is why i'm not our tech co

juergen's take is he got rid of the best player, landon donovan, player.est-known it is like a "gamef thrones," ned stark's beheading at the end of season he said, what he wants one. to do is to prove this team can go on the field unlike the 1990's where they took the field against the big team and know they lost before they stepped onto the grass. he wants his team to believe that they can take on portugal and germany. >> go ahead. >> there is a possibility. there is a saying in my country that nothing lasts forever. the third time maybe the chart. maybe ghana will go out to the united states. it is key. like roger said, you have to get something out of that game. everybody talked about how portugal would roll the united states out of the world cup and america beat them. you could end up on the last day that the german coach and the u.s. coach might need a draw. germany will probably go through. who knows? romantic things might happen. there might be a share. the united states could go through. i will tell you when one thing, they will have to play and play very, very hard. i'm surp

he also got rid of prolific gold scorer landon donovan and hired a young julian green, a 19-year-oldwe're going to be hopefully seeing and hearing a lot of julian green. get rid of the 32-year-old veteran and hire a 19-year-old but he's trying to make his mark and certainly trying to create the foundation of a very strong u.s. team. christi, anything can happen in this world cup. >> right. >> when we saw the nexterlands beat favorite spain 5-1, literally destroyed them. >> crowned them, yes. >> exactly, the unexpected can happen. >> i thought this little tidbit we're going to talk about now is to interesting, and it's not about victor, but some of soccer's biggest fans are in china and with that time difference, they're watching in a unique way, right? >> yes, it's not called world cup fever for nothing. many of them called in sick so many thousands of chinese because of the time difference, so the first game, the opening game on thursday was 4:00 a.m., so what better to do but call in sick so you need a note. they went online to certain websites in china where you can get a fake doc

the usa beat algeria 1-0, with a goal from landon donovan in the dying seconds of the game.e world cup. so whenever you go into a game like that, you kind of have that on your side, you know that. and it gives you a boost. so either belgium or algeria. either way, the u.s. in my mind is the favorite. i love it, knocking on my plastic desk. lara, thank you very much. what was once a very rainy recife, brazil. >>> next, was a tragic accident, was it murder? we are learning new information today about that father in georgia, justin ross harris, accused of leaving his toddler in that sweltering hot suv. find out how investigators are looking into his searches on google. narrator: these are the skater kid: whoa narrator: that got torture tested by teenagers and cried out for help. from the surprised designers. who came to the rescue with a brilliant fix male designer: i love it narrator: which created thousands of new customers for the tennis shoes that got torture tested by teenagers. the internet of everything is changing manufacturing. is your network ready? . >>> we do have s

the coach has been getting ripped for not including landon donovan on this score he's now one of andof the republics would forgo up next. followed by germany u.s.a. with a great win to the period the finalists for to nothing like those getting involved and show you with their blood looks like wartime u.s. airport to go on sunday. and not a soccer fan to me there's not enough corn but if you sit there you at your own country and action you will is your yourself. one of baseball's art time hitter's passed away today tonic when. >>: 15 times the all-star one of those designated latest whole career one spot. he is a coach in san diego state. the 40 best foreign matter offset seasonal work god is mandatory-49ers off season workout is mandatory. but and cost the bank if you're under contract with two years left you have to go again and then your complaints off the strike fear. badger under contract it will cost you to let the dollar and dollars by not showing up. you can't do this not show up when you're under contract. knoll said it but you think this is the job for a cabinet will with a

men's name in 2011 like leaving out the most beloved star of previous world cups landon donovan while the team, including 5 german/american players travelled to brazil. he has been very open by wanting to change the american soccer system. the way america has been doing it hasn't won world cups. i thinks like he can play around and take some risks. so far, again they've mostly paid off. >> reporter: this thursday his now american team goes up against his former team, germany. a team he knows too well. >> miguel marquez, thank you so much. for that and big news from tiger woods today. golf superstar has been off the course for about three months had to have back surgery for a pinched nerve but he is making his come back this weekend at a tournament outside of washington d.c. that benefits his charitable foundation. woods says he is not quite as young as he used to be but that he is ready to play. >> it's going to be a little harder this time. i just haven't had the amount of prep and reps that i would like but i'm good enough to play. i'm going to give it a go. >> also president obama

landon donovan, arguably the best player to ever play this game for the united states is sitting on thef second guessing if that doesn't happen. >> as i said, 1999, think about soccer in the last generation or so in the united states and just the rapid growth of it. one of the signature moments is the u.s. winning that game in front of a full rose bowl in 1999. president clinton is there, televised on national television. it strikes me when i think of that, in a lot of major sports there's a real gap, i think, in fan interest between maybe the men's game and women's game. it seems that gap is a lot narrower in soccer than in any other sport. >> i would absolutely agree with you, steve. the one thing i will say about our men's team this year, after watching the first couple of games of this world cup, i have more faith faith than ever in o men's team being able to possibly get out of that group of death. with the games like, for example, netherlands beating spain which you mentioned yesterday, costa rica won and also, ivory coast came back to win. if any world cup is a possible world cup

one of the big controversies is that landon donovan didn't make the team.merican player in world cup history. why is that? >> want to say it is due to his ability. like former men's national team coach said if there are 23 players better than donovan on the team then we should win the world cup. i think it is something personal. he did take a sabbatical. >> he may have annoyed people. >> and annoyed the wrong people, the people that are in charge. >> so without that one big name in the mix why do americans turn? how can we sell people on soccer? >> if you look at the numbers versus the super bowl i think people watch that world wide. we could have close to a billion people watching the world cup final. >> what about this means for brazil? >> they like having to party. if something isn't right they will enjoy it. >> that was definitely a party. >> and they are going to be scantily clad. >> depending on the players. so tell us what other teams should americans be watchful for? what are the big ones to look at? >> the obvious one is brazil. argentina has leo m

the most recognizable player landon donovan, left off the roster.layers added, five raised in germany but still familiar faces. goalkeeper tim howard, forward captain clint dempsey anchor the team. here's what the u.s. is up against, ghana, the best of africa. >> they're skilled but physically they're dominant. >> reporter: there's history. ghana knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. >> i think the coach will give us the right game plan against ghana and we hope it fits. >> reporter: next up portugal led by two-time world player of the year cristiano ronaldo. >> reporter: it's a really tough draw, but that hasn't stopped the growing excitement among american soccer fans, who will watch at home, at work or packed bars and restaurants, cheering on the red, white and blue. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> are you a big soccer fan? >> should we try it out? you used to play soccer you said. >> doing this during the broadcast, not so good. >> this is going to be a good team. this is an exciting big match-up for team usa. they have a toug

juergen klinsmann wants to get cheeky on this, he could put in julian green who they believe took landon donovan'sn to keep his cards close to his vest. of course, yesterday, altidore had the left mri on the hamstring he strained. the mri results were not made available which doesn't surprise me. i fully expect klinsmann and his team will pull the bill belichick card and keep that secret as long as possible. >> with jozy, we got to see how he reacts the next couple of days with the hamstring. and we're full of hope that he comes back in this tournament. that's what we kind of work on every day. >> now, the team's capital, clint dempsey, who breathe his nose in the ghana game is a go for sunday but he may be sporting a lebronesque face mask. sunday, can't say it enough, but it's huge. huge for the u.s. men. a win assures that we're advance to that knockout round. but we can still tie it or draw, which would keep us in good position to advance to the knockout round. >> every since the miami heat lost to the san antonio spurs sunday night, lebron and the big three have been pressed whether or not the

in 20022002 when they made their run, we had a local guy here now landon donovan who is a big name andpeople were following him. it's pretty much grown ever since. i think, you know, it will grow and grow and we'll see it reach its peek when we get it in the prime time if the u.s. ever comes to host the world cup. it's amazing. the combination of the popularity of the game, the nationaler inner have, as well as the world cup itself really brings people out. >> reporter: and i know that locally the earthquakes hoping to bring that fever home, right? i mean we have the stadium, the new one opening up in narge of next year. what's the thought there about maybe translating the world cup fever into local fever? >> i think they did a good job of putting one of the bigger games a against the galaxy on stanford. we'll get over 40, 50,000 for that are game. it draws a lot of people. they have the fireworks there. then on top of that, we have incredible stadium going across the street from the airport. we're really excited, and for someone who kindf grew up playing soccer here from spartan stadi

even four years ago, when we were into the whole landon donovan thing. >> katy, thank you. >>> developing crisis in the upper midwest where some residents in the upper midwest along the mississippi river are bracing for that river to crest at some point today. while the area has already seen a record amount of rainfall, officials say the worst may still be yet to come. nbc's john yang is along the river in minnesota. >> reporter: craig, the river here in st. paul has now passed -- minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. and these days, it seems like all of them are overflowing. and rivers, too. in delano, the waters of the crow river have been an unwelcomed visitors. >> you get a little flooding in the spring. but this is unbelievable. >> reporter: other parts of the country are inundated with rain, too, like arlington, texas. fast-moving heavy storms triggered flash floods that forced a theme park six flags over texas and hurricane harbor to shut down. in minnesota, the twin cities is having its wettest june on record, nearly 11 inches of rain so far. for the first half of the ye

no world cup for landon donovan and no impact on last night's game.this game came in the 62nd minute there, the goal. galaxy beats the quakes for the first time since 2008. tomorrow they will show up new solar energy panels at their new stadium in san jose. new 18,000-seat stadium is expected to open at the beginning of the 2015 soccer season. earthquake players will be at the event tomorrow. >>> the competition continues at the special olympics of northern california. the game kicked off on friday at uc davis and will continue until 3:00 this afternoon. about 700 athletes from 28 countries are taking part in the event. the summer games are one of the largest sporting events held every year. it is free to attend and open to the public. >>> a disturbing shooting under investigation right now in san francisco. what we are learning about the moments a youth counselor was gunned down, and how a group of children witnessed the violence. >>> plus are you planning to hit the road this fourth of july? or the skies? we'll give you some of the top destinations

do you think at this point the coach is regretting that he left landon donovan, maybe our most namousan is a little bit of a different player than jozy. i'm not surprised. they can't substitute one for the other. so i think he should regret leaving him. landon is a phenomenal player. jurgen is not that type of manager. he's happy with the team he's got. >> america next up are facing portugal, as we mentioned. you can't help notice germany, considered the best team just destroyed them. how do you think america will fair against this team? >> i think they've got to be confident going on. portugal had a few injuries. red cards to one of their best players pepe. the u.s. won't have an easy time. portugal is a very good team. but i think with that big loss they can come in they will be confident. i think they might be able to get a result even though they have christiano ronaldo, who might be the best player in the world right now. >> is he actually going to play do we think? >> he's going to play. the portugese are showing him with pictures of ice packs. this is portugal's most important

. >> reporter: klinsmann shocked the soccer world when he cut landon donovan, a veteran of three world cups who holds the american record for goals scored. >> he dings it in and it's goal number 50! >> reporter: the team klinsmann helped create is now facing the so-called group of death. the americans will play power houses portugal and germany, but first they must face ghana, who knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. define success for team usa now. >> i think no matter who your opponents are in the world cup, the u.s. is expected to advance from the group. >> usa, usa! >> reporter: as for coach klinsmann, u.s. soccer is giving him plenty of wiggle room. he's been signed through 2018 the year of the next world cup. >> all right, thank you. >>> well i still want the u.s. team to do well. >> i do too. maybe if it's not realistic. >> maybe he's managing expectations. >> that's what they suggested, that's a coaching strategy. >> coaching strategy. we'll be watching. and it's 7:19. ahead this morning, we'll look at headlines from around the globe. >>> plus the bizarre plot that

do you remember landon donovan who should be playing right new. >> he is not there. >> who are we goingo go to. >> they cannot fly him in. there is in chance. >> you have 23 men so they have to go with the team they have right now. >> land hand on is a hottie. team up next portugal but i have to bring up renaldo. >> you have to. >> this guy let's face it especially being from south america. he wants to make his mark on worldwide soccer. >> he is one of the best players in the world and one of the best looking in the world. i think we have a good chance to win in port gall and they had a good chance,. >> which would be huge. >> yes. >> you win two games you are in the next round. >> we're doing good. >> so sue serio likes to have the a little bit of the talk. you say is there something, is there a chick we should be looking for. >> which is, you know, free kick or corners. in our case begins portugal. we scored on a set play for the game winner. portugal i think we can do well on those. >> we should be looking for set pieces, every time we have a corner, u.s.a. can be dangerous against p

soccer star landon donovan left off the roster. and also the coach came out before the matches and said i don't think it's realistic that the u.s. can win the world cup, which may be true but it's not really what you want to say and caused a lot of controversy both inside and outside the locker room. then they go out and are facing ghana. this is the team that knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. imagine walking onto this field with a boulder, pressure on your shoulders. they score that early goal, the boulder rolls off. they win this game. it just gives them confidence going into the rest of the tournament. really relieves a lot of the pressure on them in this, quote, group of death where they have to get out of this opening round robin. >> so much to be excited about. we're seeing a lot of fans just jumping on that bandwagon because everyone wants to be part of this victory. ted, let's turn to you. you were there at grant park. i know thousands turned out to watch on that giant screen. compare the atmosphere there to

landon donovan, a former player not pickeded for this team and admits he has an ax to grind against thend i would tell you for me that would not be inspiring. we can only assume the rest of the guys -- >> i can understand that. rachel nichols, many thinks. rachel will have more on team usa's chances on today's edition of "unguarded" at 10:30 eastern here on cnn. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "@ this hour" with berman and michaela after a break. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, and so are we. we also offer new car replacement, so if you total your new car, we'll give you the money for a new one. call liberty mutual insurance at... and ask us all about our auto features, like guaranteed repairs, where if you get into an accident and use one of our certified repair shops, the repairs are guaranteed for life. so call... to talk w

keeping landon donovan off the team, does that make sense to you? >> it does in a football sense. a player on to be a talisman. i personally think he should be on the team. i totally think he should. however, you don't bring someone if you don't think he can contribute. it's not like figure skating. i sat katarina vit, she wasn't going to get a medal. this is not figure skating. you want to bring someone who you think might help the team. i think he would have. but i give clingsman credit. he's a smart guy. he's won a world cup as a player. he scored against the united states in world cups and finished third as a coach in the world cup for his homeland. he knows what he's doing, until proven otherwise. he also has a four-year contract after this. he's going to the next world cup in 2018. and does that give him a little bit of security to bring in players who have a future? yes. still, you've got to win today. >> speaking of that, i'd like to get a little prediction, who do you think has the best shot at it? do you think the u.s. will make it to the second round? >> absolutely not.

close ties to team er a cr klsm sle ne ltoff the roster includ america's all-time leading scorer landon donovan, one of the biggest names in the game. klinsmann also took some heat after saying it is not possible for the u.s. to win the cup. >> even though people don't agree with some of the decisions klinsmann has made, they're saying he knows something we don't and we're going to see if this thing's going to work. because it's already working to a certain extent at the world cup. >> reporter: klinsmann who studied to be a baker hopes he's got the right recipe for victory. and the reputation his team has earned already is pretty sweet. >> i think there's coming a lot of respect now from our opponents in this tournament. >> again, if there is a draw possibly between the u.s. and germany on thursday, both teams advance to the next round. guys, this is going to be the david versus goliath of the world cup. but germany did tie ghana. so i believe we will win. >> can i just say, oh, my god. it was heart breaking. >> it's great to watch you move through the stages. >> i'm not through them. >> seeing

jugÓ landon donovan, el favorito que estrellÓ un tiro en el poste. abriÓ el marcador.eros. ahora, los spurs se llevaron el primero pero el heat anoche gaÓó con una gran actuaciÓn. rusher lewis marcÓ 14. la serie continÚa aquÍ en miami, en donde dicen... los spurs no ganaron pero la historia puede cambiar. >> y estuvo muy reÑido el partido. hay que recomendarle a lebron james que coma mucho. >> es una de esas cosas donde lo que se ve en el papel, se traslada a la cancha. >> que coma plÁtanos. es muy bueno. yo lo sÉ. vamos con los muchachos. vamos con william. ¿cÓmo estÁs? >> yo estoy muy bien. ♪ a la una, a las dos, a las tres ♪ ♪ conÉctate y enlÁzate ♪ ♪ ya caÍste en la red, ya te atrapÉ ♪ ♪ por twitter, por facebook, por instagram ♪ ♪ por vine, por donde quiera que estÁs ♪ ♪ en despierta amÉrica, la bienvenida te darÁn ♪ >> eli estÁsorprendida que nos sabemos todas las canciones. vamos a hacer un album. >> no. vas a ver todos los jingles que tenemos. pero algo que estÁ muy caliente en las redes sociales aparte de elizabeth gutiÉrrez es la foto de michelle salas con su

en conclusiÓn, el entrenador de la selecciÓn de estados unidos, criticado por haber dejado a landon donovanin que les pagaran lo que les debÍan. fue la Última en aclimatarse y eso puede ser buenas noticias para los del piojo herrera. vamos a ver si estÁn preparados para este primer partido que es el dÍa viernes. >> ¿cÓmo es posible que un equipo que estÁ calificado no pueda venir al mundial? aquÍ estamos divertidos! oye. no importa. hay cariÑo, hay amor. >> alan, les presento. ¿cÓmo va? >> pelÉ. y aquÍ estÁ. les queremos mucho desde rÍo de janeiro. >> vuelta, vuelta! >> quÉ padre. >> los queremos. >> igual. a los dos les mandamos muchos besos. quÉ emociÓn. >> ya, en poco tiempo, yo salgo para brasil con alan, con maity y con orlando. y hablando del mundial, algo que quiero mostrarles es que el jugador falcao sufriÓ una lesiÓn y por eso no pudo estar en este mundial pero quiero mostrarles las fotos, con sus dos princesas. asÍ lo puso en su profile de instagram. la verdad, es una gran pÉrdida para el equipo de colombia. es muy bueno. se la estÁ pasando muy bien con su familia. >> no sÉ qué es

first your boy landon donovan.aying i hope they don't play well because it will make me feel better about not being on the team. is he joking around? how to we take that? >> i expect him to be a little bit bitter. he was left off. as a competitor there's a part of you -- he's being real because he wants to prove i should be there. you have to be a team first guy. we want our whole country to succeed. >> he is saying it's not reasonable that we win. now he is saying who is calling us an underdog. he said rebook your tickets for july 14th, which is the end of the tournament. what's his new message? >> i would say with regard to him, he's a mind game guy. it's clear that he got the whole public in a rage. very good at manipulated about the media and getting us fired up about it. we're talking about something he said a month ago. i hate cliches but we're on tv. it's one game at a time. they're rolling the tkoeus, playing with house money. and we shouldn't be scared of anybody. >> he is preparing them mentally. it has c

klinsmann was also criticized for cutting star landon donovan from the team.t the matter to klinsmann who made his decision while watching donovan playing in the mls. quote, i watched the games. what was i supposed to say? that he was not good? he was not good. not then. no way. so we had to wait. the first match of the world cup begins in brazil six days from now. don't bother. team brazil faces off against croatia. >> this is interesting because germans are usually known for their diplomacy. >> not quite win one for the gipper. >> no, it's not. >> the the thing is he's a great coach from a great soccer tradition and he does know they would have to play seven extraordinary games. the group play, it's the group of death. i mean, yeah. >> just say play the seven games of your life. thank you, gene robinson, great column. brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. coming up at the top of the hour, chris matthews joins our special coverage of the 70th anniversary of d-day. we'll take you live to normandy where the president will be meeting with 17 different heads of state

we start with a frank admission from landon donovan. from this year's team, donovan said, yes, he initially rooted against the u.s. he told the los angeles times that while watching a warm-up match, he thought, quote i hope the game doesn't go very well today. if the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good. well, the u.s. ended up winning the game. by the end of the day he had a change of heart. not a good way to live your life. but very human. after getting cut from the team to have those moments. >> he didn't say he hoped they would lose the game. but maybe not play particularly well. >> wow. >> i agree with you. completely human. >> and now he's rooting for the usa. >> i think we can all get together on this one and say well done. actress amy adams is winning a lot of praise this morning for a first class move. she was boarding a flight from detroit to los angeles. that is when she noticed an american serviceman sitting in coach. so what did she do? she gave him her first class seat. and she took his seat back in the coach se

i don't like it that he left landon donovan at home. >> a u.s.d this year. >> do you think they needed him? >> yes. >> for leadership? >> because he's a great player, an icon in the united states soccer and the best we have so far. >> do you think the u.s. looks the way they need to look to make it out of the group and make an impact at the world cup? >> definitely. they are looking very strong. they were a little lucky agains ghana. yesterday they demonstrate they can beat anybody. it's going to be a great game. i'm sorry. by the way, i have a little problem with, yes, we will tie with german, it's going to be rumors from here to the end of the world. >> you don't buy it. the idea that the -- >> two teams kind of colluded and took it easy on each other? >> i want to teach you something. that's why today when we start the last phase of the first stage, we play at the same time, two matches, they play at the same time. so the other guys don't know what's going on because in 1982 austria and germany, they knew they need a tie to pass and they did t

who will be household names tomorrow, one of the only household names going into this would be landon donovanight now doing tv, hanging out in l.a. i think when that happened, it all struck all of us in a strange moment of transition. change is always hard. i think it was a mistake, but ultimately the coach has made his decision. he's got the players he feels are the right ones from all indications in camp in brazil, the team is behind him and they've bought into what he's got going on. ultimately down there you just need that cohesion and unity and belief. i think they have that right now. >> was the u.s. put in a bad group? there was a little drama about that. >> terrible in it's hard? >> they play ghana, then portugal and then germany. obviously big-name teams. is there a case to be made that they got the screws put to them? >> i don't think there's a case to be made that they got the screws put to them. it's all in the pots. the u.s. got into what they call the group of death. it's not -- it doesn't sound good. you imagine the skull and cross bones. >> i don't think they got screwed. the