Americans are a simple people. Just give us a ball, a lot of sweaty dudes and a chance at world domination, and we'll love you forever. Or at least until the season's over.

Yesterday fans of the U.S. national soccer team - or people just looking for an excuse to take off their shirts in public and drink a lot of beer - gathered at Courtyard Hooligans in Uptown to watch our boys narrowly miss a victory against the much-better Portugal team. And the smart folks at Charlotte's favorite soccer bar caught all the insanity on film.

But as one commenter and likely communist said, "Aw, it would have been better if you showed the reaction of the Americans to the 95 minute goal of Portugal :P."