It's starting!!!

Women's World Cup finals is starting right now on ESPN!

I'm so excited.

I'm also weirdly torn.  Of course I'm all for the US team, but I always love rooting for the underdog.  Japan has never won against the US and a win for them would mean so much for their country.  Japan's team has been a class act and they deserve to be in these finals.

But the US women are amazing and I can't help but root for them, too!

So exciting!

ETA: Great game so far!  I find I'm rooting a little bit more for Japan than I thought I would.  I kind of wanted extra time, so the fact that Japan scored to tie it up before the game ended was terrific and I cheered for them.  US is playing a little bit better with more scoring opportunities that they aren't capitalizing on, but Japan is playing wonderful, too.  I just hope this doesn't go into penalty shots.  Those are too nerve-wracking.

ETA2: Holy shit!  I was hoping the US could keep the lead, but Japan fought back.  We're having penalty kicks!

ETA3:  Holy shit!

I guess if the US had to lose, I prefer that they lose this way, to this team.  What an awesome game.