just made. interesting list of things, people can go out and check out the complete list. go to first read, it s updated daily. log on to first read.msnbc.com. with hours of counting down, we re just a day away from team usa taking on ghana at the world cup in south africa. for a thrilling victory over algeria, the americans advanced in one of the world s most popular, if not the most popular sporting event. joining me now brandi chastain. somer not football is the most popular sport in the world and i hope this helps seeing the men s team kick butt early on here, i m talking trash. soccer is the number one sport just in terms of participation numbers and fans by far.