Marty Walsh: “at the 2002 World Cup in Korea, what began as a singular and stunning event, the U.S. Men's team victory over Portugal…”

“at the 2002 World Cup in Korea, what began as a singular and stunning event, the U.S. Men's team victory over Portugal, has become prologue for its current run into the quarter finals. No American men's national team has ever reached this point nor achieved such success. Last night, our guys convincingly defeated their arch rival and fellow North Americans, Mexico, 2-0. Mexico also had a remarkable run through group play, emerging undefeated, that is until last night. Coach Arena, once again, put a team on the field that played with conviction and with class. While Mexico dominated possession, our team was opportunistic scoring on all its best chances. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel was once again outstanding, as was overall team defense. Next up, Friday morning, 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, mighty Germany, a team that is, again, one of the favorites. France, Argentina, Portugal, and now Mexico have gone home and our team is still playing. Can Germany be next? Join a billion other people for breakfast in Korea. Support our guys Friday morning.”