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Fans Watch USA vs Germany on Wall Street  June 26, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - Orlando soccer fans had a big watch party downtown today on Wall Street. [USA fans at the Wall Street watch party began their chants before the players walked onto the field. Photo: Ernest Duffoo, WMFE] Orlando soccer fans had a big watch party downtown today on Wall Street. Fans cheered, chanted and sang throughout the USA versus Germany game, even after the US loss. Despite the fanfare, some USA fans like Brian Henley were not satisfied with the referees' calls during the match. "I thought the officiating was a little biased, and it didn't seem like they were calling the game both ways, and that really really upset me." Several people wore German colors and flags and Dylan Rodriguez happily poked fun at them. "It's always fun to see an intermingling, you know, us versus them sort of thing," Rodriguez said. Chants ranged from 'A-M-E-R-I-C-A' to 'I believe in U-S-A,' with fans also joining together to sing along to the DJ's American-themed music, like Miley Cyrus's "Party in the USA." The United States lost to Germany 1-0 but has still reached the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time. Team USA finished tied for second in the Group with Portugal, but advanced because of a better goal differential in their three matches. Henley says he thought the game was good overall, but he thinks things will get tougher for the US team. "I think now that the pressure is going to be turned up a little but, we're not going to be able to sleep as much and that we are going to advance pretty far into the tournament," Henley said. "I give us at least two more wins before things start to get pretty tough."
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