Elephants Attack

Bodog Odds from Awhile Ago

Bodog Odds

FIFA World Cup 2010 - Outright Winner

Spain 4/1

Netherlands 9/1

World Cup 2010 Finalists

Holland / Spain 22/1

World Cup 2010 - Tournament Top Goal scorer

David Villa (Spain) 9/1

Miroslav Klose (Germany) 25/1

Diego Forlán (Uruguay) 50/1

Róbert Vittek (Slovakia) 200/1

World Cup 2010 - England vs United States - First Goal scorer

Steven Gerrard 7/1

Will USA Qualify from Group C?

Yes -140

USA Top Tournament Goal Scorer

Landon Donovan 3/1

World Cup 2010 -USA Total Team Goals

Over/Under 4.5 Goals

World Cup 2010 - Group C Exacta

1.USA 2.England 6/1

World Cup 2010 - USA Group Stage Total Points

Over Points O 4½ (+120)

World Cup 2010 - USA Stage of Elimination

Second Round 7/5

Miscellaneous Odds

World Cup 2010 - Total Goals Scored in World Cup 2010

Over/Under 160.5 Goals

World Cup 2010 - Total Red Cards in World Cup 2010

Over/Under 19.5

Goodbye Harties

Now, just replace "Horses" with "Harties" and you're in business. Some final thoughts:

We will miss RSA, as scary and dodgy as it can be. We will miss Harties despite its electrical fence and echoes of apartheid and Anglo-Dutch repression. We will miss the moment in the supermarket when South Africa scored their second goal against France and everyone, black, white, American, Afrikaner, went ballistic with joy. Beyond all the guardhouses and running of red lights and poverty and fear, there is hope here. The people were wonderful and we were better for having met them.

Thanks to Noah, in a plagiarist but no less meaningful echoing previous posts. This would not have been possible without his planning and administrative voice. We can be disasters. So can Noah. On this trip, we remained confused and disoriented and he was well-versed, aware and prepared, all amidst the churn of thousands of words of journalistic copy everyday. Like the end of a public television broadcast, he gives full meaning to, "This was made possible by ...;" So we offer our thanks and continued admiration.

We will miss this US team. My teller at the bank today was from Ghana. He looked me in the eye and said, "It was joy to see Ghana win but it was sad to see USA go. They had real heart." Then he opened a credit card for me. I told him that Ghana's win was good for Africa but nonetheless crushing for us. He shook my hand and said, "We have so much here; we will be back." This statement was tough to read but reflected just how much "we" this US team engendered here. I don't know who he'll be rooting for in four years but, we will be back, hearts still full. See you in Brazil.

B.G. (Before Ghana)

It's Over ... It's Never Over

Echoing Andrew's post from last evening, the World Cup is over for us, it continues for others and it is certainly alive in our hearts. This has been an amazing journey and one that perhaps has only further laid the foundation of Americans who travel, a wonderful group of friends, and forever loyalty to the Red, White and Blue.

The emotions are complex. Luckily, we were not England, blown off the world stage by a hated rival. But then again, these are the same arguments people use to reduce all First World suffering; "Remember, there are starving children in Africa ...," turned to, "Hey, you could be England, France, Italy, Ireland, etc." Well, last night was uniquely and especially miserable, but fear is also the heart of love.

There is no glory without pain and no cheer without misery. Hopefully US fans can remember these facts and this team. We were not disgraced; we just lost. We will be in Brazil in 2014. We will continue to love these team and all these people. This was a wonderful ride. Thank you South Africa, all our friends, all the strangers we met and shared time with and all the football fans the world over. To everyone here and those carried in our hearts, our thanks, our commitment and our promise to return. USAmerica.

Oh, how far we've come

Harties Cribs

Day 9 Recap

NED-JPN. Watched from my hotel room. The Dutch defend their unofficial world title. I'm surprised they didn't win by more.

GHA-AUS. Watched from my hotel room. Mess of a game really. Kewell shouldn't have been sent off. Group D is a mess. Not sure who I'd want us to face if we make it to the next round.

CMR-DEN. Watched poolside in Santa Clara. Most exciting match of the World Cup. Should have been about 5-4 (someone) instead of 2-1 (Denmark). Cameroon is the first African team to go out and the African nations are, overall, a mess.

Pool leader: Noah and Geoff. Great work guys. I'm fading quietly.

Today is also the day I realized my passport was not with me.

"Goodbye Geoff and Nate" or "I Love Us"

Bodog Odds

FIFA World Cup 2010 - Outright Winner

Spain 4/1

Brazil 4/1

Argentina 6/1

England 8/1

Netherlands 9/1

Italy 14/1

Germany 16/1

France 20/1

Portugal 28/1

Ivory Coast 50/1

USA 50/1

Chile 50/1

Serbia 66/1

Ghana 66/1

Mexico 66/1

Paraguay 80/1

Cameroon 100/1

Nigeria 100/1

Uruguay 125/1

South Africa 150/1

Denmark 150/1

Australia 150/1

Greece 150/1

Switzerland 200/1

Slovenia 200/1

Slovakia 250/1

Japan 300/1

South Korea 300/1

Algeria 500/1

Honduras 1000/1

New Zealand 1000/1

North Korea 2000/1

World Cup 2010 Finalists

Spain / Brazil 11/1

England / Spain 12/1

Argentina / Brazil 18/1

Germany / Brazil 22/1

Holland / Spain 22/1

Argentina / Spain 25/1

England / Brazil 25/1

Italy / Brazil 25/1

Argentina / Holland 28/1

England / Italy 28/1

England / Germany 33/1

France / Spain 33/1

Germany / Spain 33/1

Holland / Brazil 33/1

Italy / Spain 33/1

Argentina / Italy 40/1

France / Brazil 40/1

Holland / Italy 40/1

Portugal / Spain 40/1

Argentina / France 50/1

Argentina / Germany 50/1

England / France 50/1

England / Holland 50/1

Ivory Coast / Brazil 50/1

Portugal / Brazil 50/1

France / Italy 66/1

Germany / Italy 66/1

Ivory Coast / Spain 66/1

Argentina / Portugal 80/1

France / Holland 80/1

France / Portugal 80/1

Argentina / Ivory Coast 100/1

Chile / Spain 100/1

England / Ivory Coast 100/1

Germany / Ivory Coast 100/1

Germany / Portugal 100/1

Paraguay / Spain 100/1

Spain / Serbia 100/1

Brazil / USA 125/1

Cameroon / Spain 125/1

England / Serbia 125/1

England / USA 125/1

Italy / Ivory Coast 125/1

Argentina /Chile 150/1

Argentina / Paraguay 150/1

Brazil / Serbia 150/1

Chile / Brazil 150/1

England / Mexico 150/1

England / Paraguay 150/1

England / Uruguay 150/1

Ghana / Spain 150/1

Denmark / Brazil 200/1

Denmark / England 200/1

Denmark / Spain 200/1

Greece / Spain 250/1

World Cup 2010 - Tournament Top Goal scorer

David Villa (Spain) 9/1

Lionel Messi (Argentina) 10/1

Wayne Rooney (England) 10/1

Fernando Torres (Spain) 12/1

Luís Fabiano (Brazil) 12/1

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 16/1

Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) 16/1

Robin van Persie (Netherlands) 16/1

Miroslav Klose (Germany) 25/1

Sergio Agüero (Argentina) 25/1

Kaká (Brazil) 28/1

Nilmar (Brazil) 28/1

Alberto Gilardino (Italy) 33/1

Jermain Defoe (England) 33/1

Nicolas Anelka (France) 33/1

Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) 33/1

Thierry Henry (France) 33/1

Arjen Robben (Netherlands) 40/1

Carlos Tévez (Argentina) 40/1

Diego Milito (Argentina) 40/1

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) 40/1

Lukas Podolski (Germany) 40/1

Mario Gómez (Germany) 40/1

Robinho (Brazil) 40/1

Adriano (Brazil) 50/1

André-Pierre Gignac (France) 50/1

Antonio Di Natale (Italy) 50/1

Diego Forlán (Uruguay) 50/1

Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) 50/1

Liédson (Portugal) 50/1

Luis Suárez (Uruguay) 50/1

Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy) 50/1

Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands) 66/1

Franck Ribéry (France) 66/1

Frank Lampard (England) 66/1

Steven Gerrard (England) 66/1

Humberto Suazo (Chile) 80/1

Obafemi Martins (Nigeria) 80/1

Peter Crouch (England) 80/1

Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) 80/1

Xavi (Spain) 80/1

Aruna Dindane (Ivory Coast 100/1

Benni McCarthy (South Africa) 100/1

Cesc Fàbregas (Spain) 100/1

David Silva (Spain) 100/1

Gabriel Agbonlahor (England) 100/1

Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark) 100/1

Omar Bravo (Mexico) 100/1

Pierre Webó (Cameroon) 100/1

Simão Sabrosa (Portugal) 100/1

Søren Larsen (Denmark) 100/1

Yakubu (Nigeria) 100/1

Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) 125/1

Carlos Vela (Mexico) 125/1

Landon Donovan (USA) 125/1

Nelson Valdez (Paraguay) 125/1

Alexander Frei (Switzerland) 150/1

Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) 150/1

Eren Derdiyok (Switzerland) 150/1

Georgios Samaras (Greece) 150/1

Johann Vonlanthen (Switzerland) 150/1

Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) 150/1

Jose Altidore (USA) 150/1

Matthew Amoah (Ghana) 150/1

Milivoje Novakovič (Slovenia) 150/1

Nikola Žigić (Serbia) 150/1

Theofanis Gekas (Greece) 150/1

Keiji Tamada (Japan) 200/1

Róbert Vittek (Slovakia) 200/1

Salvador Cabañas (Paraguay) 200/1

Scott McDonald (Australia) 200/1

Seol Ki-Hyeon (South Korea) 200/1

Shinji Okazaki (Japan) 200/1

Stanislav Šesták (Slovakia) 200/1

Tim Cahill (Australia) 200/1

Park Chu-Young (South Korea) 250/1

David Suazo (Honduras) 300/1

Chris Killen (New Zealand) 500/1

USA Related World Cup Props

FIFA World Cup 2010 - South Africa

England 1/2

United States 9/2

Draw 13/4

World Cup 2010 - England vs United States - First Goal scorer

Wayne Rooney 10/3

Peter Crouch 5/1

Jermaine Defoe 6/1

Frank Lampard 13/2

Steven Gerrard 7/1

Emile Heskey 7/1

No Goal scorer 15/2

Landon Donovan 8/1

Josmer Altidore 9/1

Clint Dempsey 9/1

Hercules Gomez 11/1

Edson Buddle 12/1

Robbie Findley 12/1

Any Other Player 5/2

Will USA Qualify from Group C?

Yes -140

No +110

USA Top Tournament Goal Scorer

Landon Donovan 3/1

Jozy Altidore 3/1

Clint Dempsey 4/1

Edson Buddle 10/1

Herculez Gomez 12/1

Robbie Findlay 14/1

Michael Bradley 14/1

DaMarcus Beasley 16/1

Stuart Holden 20/1

Ricardo Clark 25/1

Benny Feilhaber 28/1

Carlos Bocanegra 28/1

José Francisco Torres 28/1

Maurice Edu 33/1

Oguchi Onyewu 33/1

Clarence Goodson 40/1

Jay DeMerit 50/1

Jonathan Bornstein 50/1

Jonathan Spector 66/1

Steve Cherundolo 80/1

No Goal Scorer 20/1

World Cup 2010 -USA Total Team Goals

Over/Under 4.5 Goals

World Cup 2010 - Group C Exacta

1.England 2.USA 3/2

1.England 2.Slovenia 3/1

1.England 2.Algeria 5/1

1.USA 2.England 6/1

1.Slovenia 2.England 14/1

1.Algeria 2.England 25/1

1.USA 2.Slovenia 30/1

1.Slovenia 2.USA 40/1

1.USA 2.Algeria 40/1

1.Algeria 2.USA 80/1

1.Slovenia 2.Algeria 125/1

1.Algeria 2.Slovenia 150/1

World Cup 2010 - USA Group Stage Total Points

Over Points O 4½ (+120)

Under Points U 4½ (-155)

World Cup 2010 - USA Stage of Elimination

Group Stage 6/5

Second Round 7/5

Quarter Final 5/1

Semi Final 14/1

Runner Up 33/1

Winner 50/1

Miscellaneous Odds

World Cup 2010 - Total Goals Scored in World Cup 2010

Over/Under 160.5 Goals

World Cup 2010 - Will a hat-trick be scored in the tournament?

Yes 2/7

No 5/2

World Cup 2010 - Total Red Cards in World Cup 2010

Over/Under 19.5

Individual Group Winner Odds

World Cup 2010 Group A Winner