Here we go, knock out round against a battered Belgium . . . Questions heading into the match: 1. How tired are the legs from the earlier matches? 2. Belgium, Vermaelen is out, Kompany and Fellaini are questionable, how much will this impact their team. 3. JK has gotten the tactics right throughout this tournament. What will Belgium do? 4. Numerous news feeds say the USA players say they are entirely ready and prepared. 5. Eden Hazard is one of the top players in the World and is a bit unknown. Is this the match where he shows up? Can Fab Johnson attack down our right side and shut him down? 6. Michael Bradley, let's hope he brings his game. Go USA! @Friedel'sAccent @Bungardi match day thread alert!
3-2 Usa dempsey hatrick. Aufstellung Courtois - Alderweireld, van Buyten, Kompany, Vertonghen - Witsel, de Bruyne - Fellaini - Mertens,Mirallas, Hazard Trainer: Wilmots Howard - F. Johnson, Gonzalez, Besler, Beasley - Beckerman, J. Jones - Zusi, Bradley, Bedoya -Dempsey Trainer: Klinsmann Reservebank Belgien: Bossut (Tor), Mignolet (Tor), Ciman, Lombaerts, Januzaj, Chadli, Dembelé, Lukaku, Origi USA: Guzan (Tor), Rimando (Tor), Brooks, Cameron, Chandler, Yedlin, Davis, Diskerud, Green, Wondolowski,Altidore, Johannsson Es fehlen Belgien: Vanden Borre (Wadenbeinbruch), Vermaelen (muskuläre Probleme), Defour (Rotsperre) USA:
I haven't been doing PbP threads because I've been busy, sorry. I'll start doing it again after the World Cup.
Belgian line-up: Line-Up Belgium : Courtois - Alderweireld, Van Buyten, Kompany, Vertonghen - Witsel, Fellaini, De Bruyne - Mertens, Origi, Hazard No Lukaku apparently.
I'm getting ready to get my spot at the bar...it's gonna be crowded. We need Bradley and JJ to have great games USA USA USA USA USA I believe
This is from Camp Sunshine, a youth camp here in Georgia for pediatric cancer patients and survivors.
Click the link - they make a point to say "probable" under the US lineup, but don't do the same for Belgium, so presumably its the actual lineup. ETA: click this link... http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/d...-belge-origi-et-kompany-titulaires?id=8305677
From ESPNFC- "Jozy Altidore not starting for US vs. Belgium, coach Jurgen Klinsmann tells ESPN's Jeremy Schaap"