Some will be dancing in a concert for the first time; others are naturally born dancers, who have experience, the passion and the fire.

If we do not qualify for the quarter-finals of the cup, we will not have achieved anything with this result.

The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time

I have a hard time talking about myself. It was much more than just an individual, ... We had a group of 20-odd players, we were a team, we fought and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. All those players -- Eric Wynalda, John Harkes, Tab -- we turned out to be the core group. We sacrificed a lot to make sure that soccer took off. We played in front of maybe 5,000 fans on a good night. But I enjoyed every minute. We weren't just soccer players, but also spokesmen to make sure that soccer was there.

It's going to be a dogfight. They're playing well, and we're peaking at the right time.

This is just the first step on a long path. One good performance will not win anything.