WHITFIELD: OK. They're fired up. Team USA is getting ready for its first game in the 2010 World Cup tournament. They're schedule to take to the field against England in less than two hours from now, and Alex Thomas of CNN International Sports is outside the stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa.</s>ALEX THOMAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS: Hi. Yes. We're just about an hour and a half's drive away from Johannesburg. We're at one of the FIFA fan fest, an official par (ph) where people can come and watch the match on a big screen if you haven't got tickets to the game itself. This time, yesterday, it was packed with about 20,000 or more people, watching the host nation, Bafana Bafana, as they call them here, play their opening match in the first game of this tournament. We're about an hour and a half away from England versus the United States, kicking off in group C, England with the better players man for man, but the United States have pulled off some shocks. And one history lesson for you, 60 years ago, in 1950, America beat England, 1-0. It was such a surprise, some of the English papers printed the score as 10-0. They thought it must be a mistake. Don't expect the same storyline this time.</s>WHITFIELD: All right. No, folks are fired up on both sides. Alex Thomas of CNN International, thanks so much. We'll of course keep you posted on World Cup soccer throughout the day. Also investment tips in our 2:00 Eastern hour. You want to join us again in the NEWSROOM. Meantime, "YOUR MONEY" starts right now.
USA Starts World Cup Play