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The U.S. Met Expectations in the Group Stage. Now, It Hopes to Exceed Them.

The Americans face the Dutch as underdogs Saturday. But as the U.S. captain, Tyler Adams, said about this World Cup, “A lot of teams that might be underdogs in these games have come out on top.”

“We’ve been watching Holland for the last 11 months, watching all their games,” United States Coach Gregg Berhalter said on Friday.Credit...Christopher Lee/Getty Images

DOHA, Qatar — When the World Cup draw was held in April, even the most casual of soccer fans could have predicted that the United States and the Netherlands would meet in the round of 16.