Game Day for Italy (or D-Day for Italy?)

Big game today for Italy as it faces Ghana in its first match of the German World Cup. Most of the country (Italy) will come to a standstill tonight at 9 pm local time. On my way to work this morning horn and Italian flag hawkers were already at work setting up their tiny tables and hoping to make some big bucks during Italy’s three qualifying matches. During its daily coverage this morning of the World Cup, BBC reported that the Italians are somewhat “worried” about the Ghanaians. Whereas Nesta and Totti are in, Gattuso and Zambrotta are out. Regarding Roma’s captain Totti, BBC said that he may only play one half as he’s at 70% of his capacity after his foot injury a few weeks ago in the Serie A. The other big match is USA-Czech Republic. Let us imagine the following scenario: Italy loses and the U.S. wins in today’s match against the Czechs! The showdown for the Italy-U.S. match will certainly be a heart-stopper!