You can forgive longtime US fans if Silvestre Varela's last-gasp equalizer -- the latest goal ever scored in a World Cup group game -- caused some intense and intensely unpleasant flashbacks. At the 2008 Olympics, the US won its opening match over Japan, fell behind 1-0 in the first half against the heavily favored Netherlands, then scored two great second-half goals to go up 2-1 and come within mere seconds from clinching a spot in the next round.
