CONCACAF: The North Americans are not going to win the tournament, but they easily qualify as the most surprising region. Of the four teams entered, three made the second round - probably at least two more than most people expected. Mexico had horrific luck late in their game against the Dutch and deserved to win. The Americans were outclassed by Belgium, but put up a heroic effort - especially in the nets. Costa Rica has been the Cinderella team of the tournament, and they are still standing. It seems likely that their ride will come to an end against the Dutch in the quarterfinals, but stranger things than a Costa Rican win have already happened in the tournament. What we have really learned in this tournament is that though CONCACAF looked lousy in qualifying, they are feistier are more impressive than they seemed to be.