Instead, what you'll probably get are a bunch of not-so Big Boys battling to get added to the World Cup roster, guys like Taylor Twellman who got a hat trick in the last U.S. friendly against Norway. It also is one final last chance for U.S. coach Bruce Arena to see just what kind of team he has.

None of this means that the game won't be any good. The U.S. is currently ranked 7th in the world and Japan is ranked 15th. It's also the only game this year in which the U.S. will play another World Cup caliber team before the World Cup begins. And while we pretty much know nothing about the Japanese team, we remember them in 2002 as being a fun and fast team, the kind of team that attacks and attacks and doesn't just hang out and try to win on penalty kicks at the end of the game. In other words, the kind of soccer that makes you see why everyone on the planet except us and the Canadians consider the game to be more than a religion.