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Here's The USA Lineup Vs. Belgium

Jozy Altidore, while cleared to play, will not start. In a shock, neither will Kyle Beckerman—and it's a coach's decision. The USMNT starting XI:...

Why The United States Can Beat Belgium

The USMNT take on Belgium today in their Round of 16 clash, and few think the Belgians are a lock to win. And there's good reason for that. Possessing a cavalcade of quality players in nearly every position, de Rode Duivels' "golden generation" boasts one of the strongest teams on paper and is consi...

USMNT's Kyle Beckerman: The Best Fouler I Ever Faced

I love football because I can do things like write a serious story about the best fouler I ever faced....

The Worst Possible Ways The USMNT Can Lose Today

I have a problem with this "I Believe" chant that's sweeping the nation. It sounds great, sure, and it provides the backdrop for badass hype videos, but I have never been able to sing along....

Tim Howard Makes His Claim As America's Leading Man

For the sake of narrative, every country needs a leading character. Some are obvious, like Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo or Uruguay's Luis Suárez, while others burst onto the scene like Colombia's James Rodríguez. In the case of the U.S., that character has been there all along—even if he was tempora...

Jürgen Klinsmann Isn't Happy About Getting An Algerian Ref

The match kicks off in seven hours. The gamesmanship has already begun, with Jürgen Klinsmann publicly casting a side-eye toward FIFA's choice of an Algerian referee for today's USA-Belgium clash....

Allow This Hype Video To Get You So Damn Pumped For U.S.A.-Belgium

So listen, this is pretty much the only time that we Americans really get to claim ourselves as honest-t0-God underdogs. This status comes with certain perks, like the ability to watch the hype video above—which is very concerned with BEATING THE ODDS and FLIPPING THE DAMN SCRIPT—and not feel like a...

The Case Against The Case Against Michael Bradley

Perhaps the most consistent narrative in the weeks before the World Cup was this one: that the USMNT would go exactly as far as central midfielder Michael Bradley would carry them. The idea was shared almost universally among the American soccer media. There was no reason to doubt its viability. ...

The USMNT Died So That They Could Live

That just happened. They just did that. We—you—just did that! The United States lost today to Germany in their final group stage match. But they only lost 1-0, while Portugal beat Ghana 2-1, which means that the USMNT have pulled off what many thought to be the impossible: They entered the Group of ...

Scenes From America's Triumphant Loss To Germany

A whole lot of people watched today's U.S.-Germany match, and we're not just talking online viewers or whatever the television ratings turn out to be. Legions of USMNT fans gathered on location in Recife, at the Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach, in D.C.'s Dupont Circle, in Cincinnati's Fountain Square, ...

ESPN Didn't Expect This Many People To Stream U.S.-Germany

If WatchESPN crapped out on you during today's World Cup matches, you weren't alone. ESPN wasn't prepared to handle the deluge of online support for the U.S....

Soccer Bro Invades Pitch, High Fives Thomas Müller

The U.S.-Germany match was briefly interrupted by a pitch-invading bro who just wanted to say "'sup" to Thomas Müller....

U.S. Lose Gloriously

The United States lost to Germany today, 1-0, but they're still advancing through the Group of Death to the World Cup's knockout stages after Portugal defeated Ghana 2-1. Germany finished first in the group, with the USMNT in second. Portugal and Ghana finished third and fourth, respectively....

Jermaine Jones And Alejandro Bedoya Get Laid Out After Clashing Heads

In the 74th minute, Americans Jermaine Jones and substitute Alejandro Bedoya clashed heads while crossing paths. Both collapsed to the ground and remained there, and the USMNT played on for several seconds before realizing their entire midfield was lying prone on the grass. Aftermath below:...

Germany Score To Take 1-0 Lead Over USA

After a great Tim Howard save, German forward Thomas Müller smashed the rebound to give Germany the 1-0 lead in the 55th minute. Goal below:...

Tim Howard Has Excellent First Half; Here Are All His Saves

U.S. keeper Tim Howard has managed well to keep the Germans scoreless during a very wet first half. Here's all the saves he had on German shot attempts....

Your U.S.-Germany And Portugal-Ghana Open Thread

It's time to claim what's rightfully ours: A spot in the next round. Let's do it....

The German Press Is Talking Shit About Us, You Guys [NSFW]

Everyone is gearing up for this afternoon's colossal clash between the U.S. and Germany, and the Germans are no exception. The cocky bastards that they are, almost all of the coverage in their papers pretty blatantly take shots at our boys....

The Brazilian City Where The U.S. Is Playing Germany Has Flooded

The USA and Germany are just a few hours away from kicking off their final group-stage game in Recife, Brazil, and people are having one hell of a time trying to get to the stadium. That's because a torrential rainstorm has flooded portions of the city....