Newspapers and other media outlets in America were full of hope for the future and praise for Tim Howard’s record-breaking goalkeeping display in the USA’s 2-1 loss to Belgium inovertime on Tuesday. “America’s got talent: [Jurgen] Klinsmann’s youngsters provide hope for USMNT” read the front page of USA Today, while the LA Times lead with […]
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The Twitter Reaction to USA's Loss
The Twittersphere erupted during the USA’s 2-1 extra-time loss to Belgium in the World Cup round of 16 on Tuesday, as athletes, politicians and celebrities of every kind took to the socialmedia site to salute the USA’s brave effort. NBC Sports rounded up the tweets. Some highlights: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees: “Unbelievable game. […]
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Three lessons Belgium taught the USA
[BRAZIL 2014] The USA can learn a lot from Belgium. Like the USA, the Red Devils have never won the World Cup and only once before advanced as far as thesemifinals. Indeed, they had not been to the World Cup or European Championship since 2002. But they were the deserving winners of one of the […]
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U.S. defeat sours memorable game for Howard — and others
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A bitterly disappointing 2-1 overtime loss to Belgium ended the USA’sWorld Cup in the round of 16 Tuesday in Salvador. Here are three takeaways in the aftermath of a second straight loss in the World Cup knockout rounds. HOWARDMAKES HISTORY. Many times in his USA career keeper Tim Howard has bailed […]
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USA-Belgium Preview: U.S. win is a must if it wants to raise its stock
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Teams that wish to go deep in the World Cup need to gain strength asthey progress, and fate may be about to assist the USA in that regard as it opens the knockout stage against Belgium on Tuesday. The probable return of forward Jozy Altidore,who departed the opener against Ghana with […]
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What They're Saying: Marc Wilmots
“I don’t think the referee is there to talk, he is there to referee. I’m not getting involved in a little game about the refs.” — Belgium coach MarcWilmots, playing down the significance of the appointment of Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi for the USA-Belgium game. U.S. coachJurgen Klinsmann had said he was concerned that a French-speaking […]
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Klinsmann unhappy with referee selection
[BRAZIL 2014] Jurgen Klinsmann says he doesn’t have a good feeling about Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi, chosen by FIFA to officiate Tuesday’s USA-Belgium game in Salvador, but gives it “the benefit of the doubt.” “He is able to speak French with their playerson the field, not with us,” the U.S. coach said in Monday’s pre-game […]
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Belgians fret over Big Rom
[BRAZIL 2014] Some American fans might be wondering what’s going on with Michael Bradley, but his coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, is full of praise for his influence on the team. (“Overall, I am very, very happy with him,” says Klinsmann.) But that’s nothing like the concern inBelgium for center forward Romelu Lukaku, who was taken off […]
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What They're Saying: Marc Wilmots
“I like it that Klinsmann always smiles. He loves soccer and always has fun — just like me. We both have a winner mentality. We were both strikers and think offensively.” — Belgiumcoach Marc Wilmots comparing himself to Jurgen Klinsmann. The two face off when the USA meets Belgium in the round of16. (SID)
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Klinsmann: 'We have to go to our extremes'
[BRAZIL 2014] Belgium is loaded with players from some of the biggest clubs in Europe — Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, all the EPL giants — and the Red Devilshave beaten the USA in their last two meetings, but U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says his team has the confidence to win on Tuesday in Salvador. It […]