World Cup 2014: U.S. braces for Belgium in knockout stage clash [4pm EDT]

WP ^ | June 30, 2014 | Steven Goff

[dfwgator]

I think the good news is that with more and more top-flight club football being shown here in the US, kids will get to see first hand how the game should be played. That was not the case even a few years ago, as usually games were mainly on the Spanish channels. But now with NBCSports carrying the Premier League, more and more kids will get exposed to it.

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, the other two were placeholders.

[dfwgator]

Well now that the US is out....I’m rooting for Colombia.

[mikrofon]

I’m really not up on the respective talent level, but from a geographic standpoint I’d think that Netherlands vs. Belgium in the Semis would be an interesting match – if it ever got to that… I’m sure most of the local fans at the W/C are hoping for good Latino representation in the later rounds.

[1rudeboy]

Costa Rica for me. Go Ticos!

[Colonel_Flagg]

That is a good choice. I like them a lot and if you don’t like the traditional powers, either they or Costa Rica are the best remaining choices for me.

[SeaHawkFan]

What gives me optimism is that Klinsmann loves America. He was singing the national anthem before the game and I loved to see that. He has also turned down an approach from Galatasaray in Turkey so my hope is that he’ll be around for a long time.