The United States Men’s National Team entered their Round of 16 matchup against Belgium in the 2014 World Cup as the underdogs. However, having emerged from the Group of Death, a group that included eventual champions Germany, Portugal, and Ghana, the USMNT was feeling confident that they could get past the Red Devils and onto the quarterfinals.
To do that however, the team would need to play incredible defense and stifle the potent Belgian attack. They had a guy for that: Tim Howard. Tim Howard was the starter for the USMNT in goal, but not even he realized what a match he would have.