By now, you might have heard that the U.S. men's national team beat Panama 2-0 last night in its World Cup qualifier at CenturyLink Field. With goals by Jozy Altidore in the 36th minute and Sounders forward Eddie Johnson early in the second half, the U.S. moved into first place in the qualifying group, holding a two-point lead over Costa Rica and Mexico halfway through the hunt for a spot in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Here's what you might have missed:

—There were 40,847 people in attendance, the seventh-largest crowd for a World Cup match in U.S. soccer's 100-year history, and it felt small when you saw all the empty third-tier seats. (Capacity for the 67,000-seat stadium was set at 42,000, in consideration of the Mariners-Astros game across the street.) If Sounders friendlies can pack the stadium, why not open it up for this? Especially given the number of fans willing to show up dressed like... 

—Uncle Sam. He was everywhere. Where do people get Stars and Stripes pants? MC Hammer would have liked those. As an aside, are we supposed to own "America" attire? Is it unpatriotic not to? These are big questions. Thankfully stadium staffers were handing out...  

—Free U.S. Soccer scarves. In red. So what if Panama was wearing red too? We'll take a free scarf any day, and wave it as we chant...

"We are going to Brazil, we are going to Brazil, we are going, we are going, we are going to Brazil."

—Fingers crossed. The U.S. men's national team plays Honduras next Tuesday in Sandy, Utah. We'll see if those supporters can top ours, "the best crowd I've played in front of in the United States, without a doubt," said captain/midfielder Michael Bradley. Even if the field was...

—Lousy. Temporary grass was installed on top of CenturyLink Field's artificial turf in order to attract U.S. Soccer to Seattle. It "left a lot to be desired," said Bradley. Hey, at least we won. Go America.