Monday, July 18, 2011

World Cup Finals: USA Loses to Japan, the Web Reacts [PICS]


It was a heartbreaking end for the women’s USA soccer team, as it lost to Japan Sunday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals.
And now that the game is over, people around the world are turning to the social web to express their feelings on the game’s outcome. It’s a trending term on Google and a trending topic on Twitter.
Seven of the 10 trending topics on Twitter are related to the game. Besides the obvious #worldcupfinal hashtag, #redcard, “Brandi Chastain,” “Julie Foudy,” “Tobin Heath,” “Congrats Japan” and “Great Game” are trending. “Pearl Harbor” is also trending, as people make unfortunate jokes about a second Pearl Harbor attack if Japan had lost the game.
Here’s a look at what people around the web are saying.

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