Daily News | USMNT-Netherlands World Cup prediction: An upset is possible, but not likely
If you’ve been following the U.S. men’s soccer team for a while, you likely remember its last World Cup Round of 16 game against a European power.the Americans’ narrow loss to Belgium in 2014
Those same people remember Tim Howard’s goalkeeping heroics, as they should. But they might not remember the true scale of them. Belgium nearly tripled the United States’ shot total, 38-14, with 26 shots on target to the Americans’ nine. Howard’s official save total was 15 in the 132 minutes of game time – 120 minutes plus 12 of stoppage time across the four periods.The point of bringing back these bad memories is that on paper, the U.S. really shouldn’t have won that game.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, is loaded with talent but not playing well. As noted here a few days ago, you’d rather face a team like that than one with less depth but strong chemistry and momentum. Senegal, which finished second in the Netherlands’ group, is an example of the latter. The Lions of Teranga are unlucky to be facing England, but that should be a great game.
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