HEAD COACH SIGI SCHMID “The early goal obviously did a lot for us today. We played with confidence and I feel we showed the fans that we weren’t afraid.” “We were very good today and although there is room to improve, I think we’ll bring another good performance into the next game.” “The atmosphere here in Kano was great. There were some American fans in the crowd and I’m glad we could hand them this victory.” “This win is a great statement for the direction of U.S. soccer.” DEFENDER (AND GOALSCORER) DAN CALIFF “What can I say, Francisco (Gomez) sent in a great cross and all I had to do was to finish it off. It was one of the greatest moments of my soccer career.” “We’re smart enough to know that this win will not guarantee us an easy way in the tournament. We’ll have fun with this tonight and start thinking about Japan tomorrow.” U.S. MIDFIELDER NICK GARCIA “This was a good win for us today. We played with determination and heart.” “Danny (Califf) made a perfect run into the box and scored a great goal. It was perfect, and that’s why we have him in there.” U.S. MIDFIELDER RUSTY PIERCE “When I first got in the game and looked around at the crowd, I thought to myself ‘this is the greatest feeling in the world.'” “To beat a team like England says a lot about this team and our determination. Spirits are very high right now.”