Highlights: USWNT Advances After Penalty Shootout Against Brazil

It was a roller coaster of a match in Dresden, Germany on Sunday July 10, 2011, when the United States and Brazil met in the quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

It was an own goal, put into the net by Daiane, that gave the United States an early lead:



Then in controversial confluence of events, Rachel Buehler picked up a red card in the 65th minute, but after Hope Solo stopped a penalty kick taken by Cristiane, but, after an encroachment call, the penalty was retaken, and converted, by Marta:



The match stayed tied at 1-1 as regulation came to end. Marta picked up her second goal of the match, giving Brazil the lead, early in extra time:



The score remained 2-1 in favor of Brazil as the clock ticked off 120 minutes, but it was Abby Wambach who saved the United States with this header:



Thanks to Wambach's header, the math was sent to penalty kicks:



The United States will face France in the semifinals on Wednesday.

Kige Ramsey Tackles the World Cup!

Kige Ramsey, a semi-regular guest on the Sean & John Show on 1560 The Game in Houston, has, over the past couple weeks, put together several videos concerning the 2010 World Cup finals. I've been meaning to post some of Kige's videos here, but just keep forgetting or having other matters require my time.

So, my good reader, I need to make up for my tardiness and what better day to share Kige Ramsey's videos with you than the 4th of July. Some of these are a little dated since he's making predictions for games that have already occurred, but I'll be sure to get his future videos on the Cup up in a timely manner. So, without further ado - here's Kige: