A few things

Well obviously I am really sad the US lost but there are some silver lining things out of this World Cup.

The first is that this Women's World Cup was a dream for Women's Soccer. It elevated the sport to a new level. I'm not saying it put it on the stage of men's soccer, the NFL etc. but it garnered a lot of attention and brought the sport to a new level. Women's Soccer is better off because of this World Cup. WPS ticket sales for the Boston Breakers were up 400% I believe after the Brazil vs US game.

We saw amazing goals by Christine Sinclair, the Swedish player who won the game yesterday at the end, by Marta too. We saw amazing finishes by the US and Abby Wambach.

(Can you believe Sinclair, Marta and Morgan all play for the Western New York Flash?)

Now losing the World Cup was bad for the US and the WPS. Winning would boost attendance and interest a lot. Certainly more people will pay attention now, but it's not going to be as if the Women won it. I also must say that Women's Soccer is probably more interesting and dramatic and fun too watch than the WNBA. I think if games are as interesting as the World Cup games than the WPS should have a goal of overtaking the WNBA as the premier Women's Sports league in the US.

I'm following Alex Morgan and Hope Solo on twitter now.

For the Women's Team itself and the players I have to say that overall they should be proud of themselves. Losing sucks, but there is a right way and wrong way to lose. The wrong way to lose is to lose by having a bad attitude, not preparing etc. If you give it your all, truly your all, work together, etc. and you lose than you can be proud. The Women's team lost the right way.

The sad thing is that by losing we forget about them and because of that WPS attendance will probably not get the bump it could have had they won. I'm hoping Penalty Kicks won't be the difference between a pro league surviving or dying, so I urge everyone to get to a WPS game if they can.

I don't really feel like talking about the game that much. I mean I have opinions but they don't matter too much. I'm no soccer professor...I'd like to see Whitney Engen and Brittany Taylor in London.

I think the future is bright for the team. I expect them to bounce back and win gold in London. The question is whether or not they can do it in 2015? They are most likely early favorites.

I'm writing this in bunches and talking to others about the game so I apolgize if it's not flowing.

So overall, good tournament, great job by Germany and filling stadiums, tournament helped Women's Soccer, brought lots of good attention, but I am afraid the US losing takes away what would have been a lot of momentum for the game in helping it succeed in the US professionally...

As for that last part, the players can't worry about that. All they can do is play their game.

Anyway, the tournament far exceeded my expectations and I am looking forward to London in 2012. Hopefully everyone else is too.