{"id":2196,"date":"2022-12-03T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T14:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:40:41","slug":"americans-face-the-netherlands-in-round16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/brusselsindependent\/americans-face-the-netherlands-in-round16\/2022\/12\/03\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans face the Netherlands in Round16"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOHA,<\/span> Qatar<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Christian<\/span> Pulisic<\/span> became<\/span> America’s<\/span> star<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> winning<\/span> goal<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> injury<\/span> he<\/span> sustained,<\/span> advancing<\/span> America<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> 16<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Cup.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> injured<\/span> a<\/span> bone<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> pelvis<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> collided<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Iranian<\/span> goalkeeper<\/span> who<\/span> sent<\/span> him<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> hospital<\/span> on<\/span> goal<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> won<\/span> 1-0<\/span> and<\/span> advanced<\/span> in<\/span> football’s<\/span> biggest<\/span> tournament,<\/span> Pulisic<\/span> said.<\/span> It<\/span> pointed<\/span> out.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pulisic<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> in<\/span> Saturday’s<\/span> game<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> USA<\/span> face<\/span> the<\/span> Netherlands<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> stage<\/span> of<\/span> knockout.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Everyone<\/span> expected<\/span> him<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> field<\/span> before<\/span> doctors<\/span> gave<\/span> him<\/span> the<\/span> green<\/span> light<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> will<\/span> work<\/span> with<\/span> this<\/span> medical<\/span> team<\/span> and<\/span> do<\/span> everything<\/span> in<\/span> my<\/span> power<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> him<\/span> playing,”<\/span> Pulisic<\/span> said<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> intentions<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> the<\/span> field.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> is<\/span> looking<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> the<\/span> quarterfinals<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> since<\/span> 2002<\/span> and<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> wow<\/span> American<\/span> viewers<\/span> who<\/span> watched<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> three<\/span> games<\/span> in<\/span> record<\/span> numbers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> win<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> Netherlands<\/span> might<\/span> be<\/span> enough<\/span> to<\/span> convince<\/span> home<\/span> fans<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> can<\/span> compete<\/span> on<\/span> football’s<\/span> greatest<\/span> stage.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThe<\/span> support<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> little<\/span> surreal,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> captain<\/span> Tyler<\/span> Adams.<\/span> And<\/span> then<\/span> I<\/span> got<\/span> family<\/span> videos,<\/span> videos<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> the<\/span> watch<\/span> parties<\/span> in<\/span> my<\/span> town,<\/span> and<\/span> so<\/span> on.<\/span> “It’s<\/span> really,<\/span> really<\/span> cool<\/span> to<\/span> see<\/span> how<\/span> just<\/span> one<\/span> competition<\/span> can<\/span> change<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> people<\/span> view<\/span> football.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> beat<\/span> a<\/span> European<\/span> team<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> last<\/span> 11<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> games,<\/span> losing<\/span> five<\/span> straight<\/span> and<\/span> drawing<\/span> six.<\/span> On<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> the<\/span> Americans<\/span> will<\/span> meet<\/span> the<\/span> Dutch<\/span> team,<\/span> who,<\/span> like<\/span> several<\/span> other<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> teams<\/span> in<\/span> this<\/span> tournament,<\/span> are<\/span> battling<\/span> the<\/span> flu,<\/span> an<\/span> error<\/span> passed<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> squad<\/span> last<\/span> week.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Dutch<\/span> coach<\/span> Louis<\/span> van<\/span> Gaal<\/span> gave<\/span> his<\/span> team<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> off<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> instead<\/span> of<\/span> playing<\/span> a<\/span> typical<\/span> 11-a-side<\/span> game.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> gave<\/span> them<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> off,”<\/span> Van<\/span> Gaal<\/span> said<\/span> Friday.<\/span> “In<\/span> this<\/span> group,<\/span> they<\/span> tell<\/span> me<\/span> that.<\/span> I<\/span> listen<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> players.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> declined<\/span> to<\/span> elaborate<\/span> on<\/span> how<\/span> many<\/span> players<\/span> were<\/span> affected,<\/span> but<\/span> by<\/span> abandoning<\/span> his<\/span> normal<\/span> training<\/span> schedule,<\/span> van<\/span> Gaal<\/span> fueled<\/span> speculation<\/span> that<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> six<\/span> players<\/span> had<\/span> fallen<\/span> ill.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I’m<\/span> not<\/span> going<\/span> to<\/span> elaborate<\/span> on<\/span> that,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> “But<\/span> I’m<\/span> worried<\/span> about<\/span> going<\/span> around<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> group.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Frenkie<\/span> de<\/span> Jong<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> an<\/span> itchy<\/span> throat<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> match<\/span> against<\/span> Qatar<\/span> that<\/span> prevented<\/span> him<\/span> from<\/span> communicating,<\/span> while<\/span> Marten<\/span> De<\/span> Loan<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> he<\/span> caught<\/span> a<\/span> cold<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> week.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Dutch<\/span> midfielder<\/span> Cody<\/span> Gapko<\/span> is<\/span> looking<\/span> to<\/span> become<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> player<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> home<\/span> country<\/span> to<\/span> score<\/span> in<\/span> four<\/span> consecutive<\/span> games.<\/span> \u201cWe<\/span> are<\/span> committed<\/span> to<\/span> using<\/span> this<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> to<\/span> boost<\/span> football<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> U.S.<\/span> coach<\/span> Greg<\/span> Berhalter.<\/span> I<\/span> want<\/span> you<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> proud<\/span> of<\/span> me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Christian Pulisic became America’s star with the winning goal and the injury he sustained, advancing America to the last 16 in the World Cup. He injured a bone in his pelvis when he collided with the Iranian goalkeeper who sent him to the hospital on goal as the United States won […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1,372,2450],"tags":[269,340,350,365,368],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FIFA1.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2196"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2199,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196\/revisions\/2199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}