Fans

Landon Donovan's late goal on Tuesday to put the US at the top of the group set off a celebration in the stands. For a good hour, a few hundred US fans partied in the stands and out on the concourse. It reminded me of the scene in 2002 after the US made it through to the second round, but this time there were several times as many Americans in attendance.

I had some scarves made just for the World Cup. They are a custom design that I put together. I've got a very small number of these and I am selling them for $25 each. All proceeds will be donated to Nothing But Nets. If you'd like one, get in touch before 6/9 or find me in South Africa. I'll be taking whatever I don't sell here at home with me to SA.

The time is near when we will find out which cities our teams will be playing in next summer. The draw will be televised live on ESPN2 at 11:00 AM CT (12PM ET/10AM MT/9AM PT) and also on FIFA.com. I'll be watching at Sweetwater, so please join me there if you can.

FIFA has released a few details on the availability of tickets to fans (as opposed to corporations). Most notable are that public sales will begin in February of next year and the amount of tickets allocated to each team's federation will increase from eight percent to 12 percent.

Read the full article at FIFA.com.

In Germany in 2006, I brought my RAZR phone with me and bought a SIM card from the European operator O2 for it. It is simple to switch them out and you pay by the minute, adding more minutes as you go. I had a German phone number too. It was a great way to stay in touch with people, and I am hoping to do the same thing in South Africa.