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The United States quest for a World Cup championship continues on Tuesday when they face Belgium in the knockout round (Listen, 97.3 ESPN). US Men's National Team striker Jozy Altidore has been cleared to play against Belgium on Tuesday...

Mexico’s second-round curse at the World Cup remains unbroken. Playing in the round of 16 for the sixth straight tournament, the Mexicans looked like they had finally done everything right against the Netherlands on Sunday. Their rigid defense was holding the free-scoring Dutch at bay, goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made some spectacular saves, and their string of first-half chances produced a goal fr

RECIFE, Brazil -- The United States reached the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time, just not the way the Americans wanted. Germany beat the U.S. 1-0 on Thursday in soggy conditions on Thomas Muller's 55th-minute goal to win Group G, but the Americans advanced as runners-up when Portugal defeated Ghana 2-1 in a game played simultaneously in Brasilia...

Jozy Altidore will miss the United States' World Cup game against Germany on Thursday because of his strained left hamstring. The forward was injured in the Americans' opening 2-1 win against Ghana on June 16 and didn't play in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Portugal...

The United States came within seconds of booking their place in the round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup after Varela scored just before the final whistle to snatch a 2-2 draw for Portugal in Manaus. Nani had opened the scoring early on only for Jermaine Jones to net a stunner in the second half, before Clint Dempsey bundled home with nine minutes of normal time remaining to seemingly secure his nati

In this episode of During the Break, Mike Gill, Ryan Messick and soccer fan/sales manager Joe Mitchell discuss the World Cup, the quirky rules and a weird way the USA and Germany could come to an agreement on a tie.

Landon Donovan will still be part of the World Cup. ESPN announced on Wednesday that Donovan will join it's coverage of the World Cup in Brazil starting this week. Donovan, was recently spurned by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and USMNT last month when he was left off the final roster...