Making History

This summer's World Cup has been about rewriting the record books.

The soccer-rich country of the Netherlands have made a World Cup Final for the first time since 1978 and are still searching for their first WC trophy. Now that they have defeated Uruguay, the win also guarantees we will have an all-European final.

This means that for the first time, the World Cup will be won by a European nation when the tournament was not played in Europe.

Continuing further: The host country (South Africa) failed to advance out of the group stage for the first time EVER. The United States-Ghana match back on June 26 was the highest-rated soccer match on television in U.S. history. Germany's Miroslave Klose needs only one more goal to tie Ronaldo's (the fat one) record for World Cup goals, which looks extremely likely considering the striker's recent form.

See what I'm getting at?

It's crazy to think that Sunday's final match is almost here. For a month, the entire country was wrapped up in soccer fever, significantly more so than during previous World Cups. Will it continue to stay this way, in the forefront of the news media? Realistically, no. Not when things like LeBron James' one-hour free agent special on ESPN dominate front pages everywhere.

Regardless, this has been a memorable tournament. In my opinion, the best World Cup I have ever watched.