Ahh, Wambach

I can't tell you how good it feels to get up at 5am to watch the U.S. women play their first game of the 2007 Women's World Cup in China. A couple of notable stats they've mentioned so far:

-- Wambach scores about 45% of her goals with her head
-- The U.S. is 51-0-7 when Wambach starts a game. They have never lost.

The U.S. are the favorites and the top-ranked team in the world. The Group they drew includes Sweden (3rd) and North Korea (4th). Throw in a really rough Nigeria, and it's no picnic.

So far the team looks a little slow and disorganized, but that may be the rain. The Koreans are also playing well, so give them credit.