I am happy to see them move on as well. Their success provides an added view of the weakening of the power base that has been European football. Not only have the US, Mexico and Costa Rica moved on to the final 16 from CONCACAF, but Spain, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Bosnia and England have all failed to advance; at present, only six European teams remain in the competition: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium and Switzerland (with Russia a 7th, 'maybe').