the game is going to begin 35 minutes from now but the atmosphere is absolutely electric here. the fans happy. also drinking a lot as well, although very responsibly from what i've seen so far. you're absolutely right. the germans probably have the best team in the tournament with some very good players and also they were the ones who very nearly only beat the united states in the last group game, so it is a team from the u.s.'s group of death that has now made it to the final and that also showed just how well america performed here in this tournament. so why don't we go over to christina mcfarland. >> thanks very much. let me step aside and show you the scene behind me.