Italian fans have an impromptu game outside the stadium in Kaiserslautern ahead of their Group E game against USA
American fans without tickets gather at the Fan Fest near the stadium, hoping to pick up their first points of the tournament
Italy's Francesco Totti picks up a yellow card inside the opening five minutes as America start the game brightly
But it is the Italians who take the lead when Alberto Gilardino dives in to head home Totti's teasing free-kick
America are level within five minutes though, Cristian Zaccardo turning Bobby Convey's free-kick into his own net
And barely a minute later, it gets worse for Italy when Daniele De Rossi is sent off for elbowing Brian McBride in the face
Any doubts as to whether De Rossi's flailing elbow made contact with McBride are soon dispelled
Pablo Mastroeni follows De Rossi for an early shower just before half-time, red carded for a sliding lunge on Andrea Pirlo
At the start of the second half, Pope makes it 2-1 to America, in terms of red cards that is, after catching Gilardino
The nine men think they have taken the lead when DaMarcus Beasley's shot squirms in, but McBride is deemed offisde
Kasey Keller pulls off two great saves from Alessandro Del Piero before also denying Vincenzo Iaquinta late on
The American keeper's performance earns him the man-of-the-match award and more importantly, his side a point
The Italians know they have missed a good chance to claim a win and everything now rests on the last Group E games
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