It's OK to Root For Ghana Again!

The US might have been eliminated from the World Cup last week but, because we lost to Ghana, PLG still has skin in the game. You can cheer with your neighbors at Meytex at least one more time when Ghana takes on Uruguay today at 2:30.

I forgot to mention the celebratory scene outside of Meytex - where it has always been OK to root for the Black Stars - after Ghana's 2-1 victory on Saturday but it was wild. Fans of the victors poured onto the street cheering, blowing vuvuzelas and waving flags. Traffic on Flatbush - particularly northbound - was a mess because of the revelry.

The best scene was when a police car finally pulled up alongside the double-parked party cars to ask them to move along and get Flatbush moving again. The crowd surrounded the car, laughing and cheering, and draped the Ghanaian flag across the windshield. You could tell that the policemen's hearts weren't really in breaking up the party.

You can read some reports on what it was like to see the Ghana - US match at Meytex here and here and a report on the Australia game from someone other than me here. As long as Ghana is alive, Hawthorne Street will continue to root on the Black Stars.