Newly married Free Press staffers Robert and Amy Huschka are blogging their adventures at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Find all of their posts at freep.com/worldcup.
The wait is over.
Four years ago, we sat in a stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, as the United States' World Cup dreams lurched to a halt. The axiom, “there’s always next year,” doesn’t apply in world football. It’s a long wait from one World Cup to the next -- especially when your team performs so poorly in the competition.
But the disappointment from Germany did nothing to stunt our love for the U.S. National Team. It’s a team we’ve watched live together more than 30 times in five different countries. It’s been a key part of our life and our romance.
Our first kiss was the day the U.S. beat Portugal during the 2002 World Cup. We became engaged in Costa Rica the day before we attended a World Cup qualifier there. When we walked down the aisle, our friends threw inflated soccer balls at us. And now, the World Cup is our honeymoon.
Yeah, we know we’re a little crazy.
Today, we find ourselves leaving for another World Cup, this one seemingly a world away in South Africa. It’s hard to believe that by Saturday, we’ll be sitting in a stadium on another continent watching the United States take on England. (2:30 p.m. on ABC)
We heard so many things about South Africa, so much bad and so much good, that we don’t really know what to expect. Are we scared? A little bit. But we’re not rookies. Going to a soccer game in another country is a little like sky diving. It’s an adrenaline rush, but you figure you’ll be OK in the end.
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