There's bad and then there's just plain ugly.

If you wanted to define "Shitty Performance," you'd need look no further than the USA's play against the Czech Republic in their World Cup game. I've seen sharper office softball games. They had about two serious shots and played like a bunch of skittish children.

Convey needs to be taken out of the lineup, given a ticket to the USA, and told never to show up again. Passes both limper than linguine and to no one in particular. He was probably single-handedly responsible for breaking up at least five US attempts, including two 2nd half chances in the box in which he a) lobbed a lollipop to a Czech defender and b) centered a pass to the fabled "12th Man" (I won't even say he sent in a cross, because that would dignify it as a technically precise attempt) who obviously wasn't there. But a Czech defender was. Seriously, Arena should send him home.

Eddie Johnson was the only US player interested in shooting the ball.

The US defense was laughable from the beginning, when they failed to challenge the crosser, to the final goal, when Nedved split four defenders with a short pass that set up Rosicky's second goal.

Paul Doyle on the Guardian website said it best:

The US are fit, well-organised and play with great spirit: but they’re about as creative as a condom...

I'm not exactly sure of what he means, but it's a tremendous image.

About the only thing that will help them now is if the entire Italian team eats some bad Cannoli the night before.