Show your true colors

Invite your guests over for an early lunch and crafting
session. Ask them to bring a plain white t-shirt, and lay out an array of
fabric markers. Place cardboard inside the tee so your markers won’t bleed from
front to back or vice-versa, and get to work. Do it up right in your fave
team’s colors. You can even write your numero-uno player’s name on the back
along with her number. 

Kick-butt bites

Whether you’re cheering on the U.S. or Japan, take your
munchies from ordinary to extraordinary by amping up the regional flavor. We’re
thinking a grill ‘em up cookout or teriyaki chicken on skewers. Yum!

Shoot out

Get your game on before the players hit the field. Grab a soccer
ball and host a quick scrimmage with your sweeties. It’s an easy way to work
some exercise into your weekend, and it’ll be totally fun when you’re facing
off against your friends. Take it up a notch with a girls-vs-guys game.

Highlight reel

Before you flick on the game, pull out your computer and
watch some highlights of team USA’s and team Japan’s last games. From ah-mazing
goals to penalty kick showdowns, we love seeing the great plays that have
brought us to the final game of the tournament.

Game time!

Pull out noisemakers and pompoms for the kick-off, then get
ready to cheer your hearts out! Sure, they might not be able to hear you, but
here at GL, we’re pretty big believers in karma. So put out the good vibes,
keep those fingers crossed—and your eyes glued to the screen. Goooooooaaaaal!