Belgium broke USA's hearts in extra-time thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, but the Red Devils were made to fight until the last drop of sweat to earn their 2-1 victory which took them into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
USA put in an excellent performance and matched their opponents for much of the game, with Tim Howard making a record 15 saves in a World Cup game, but in the end they could not keep up with the Belgians, who scored twice in the first half of extra-time to seal their progress.
Yet there was to be another huge twist as Julian Green was introduced for USA and the young forward immediately got on the scoresheet, finishing brilliantly from a long pass to put it beyond Courtois. The tables were turned as the second half of extra-time was a complete siege as USA hurled everything at the Belgian goal, but they couldn't find a way through and had to bow out as yet another brave underdog to exit this World Cup.
Congratulations USA for getting this far and proving a lot of countries wrong!!
Source: Eurosport
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