Could a World Cup of upsets begin its Round of 16 with another one when the upstart USA national team takes on the Netherlands with a spot in the quarter-finals at stake? It’s been 20 years since the USA reached a men’s quarter-final, while the Dutch reached the stage and pushed even further in their last appearance in 2014.
The USA were the runner-up in Group B behind England, enjoying sparkling stretches of play in all three matches that have attracted international praise, including from Van Gaal, who has called the Americans one of the best teams in Qatar.
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USA vs Netherlands live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| USA | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | — | — | — |
Goals:
None
Projected lineups:
USA (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Turner (GK) — 2. Dest, 3. Zimmerman, 13. Ream, 5. Robinson — 8. McKennie, 4. Adams, 6. Musah — 21. Weah, 19. Wright, 10. Pulisic.
Netherlands (3-4-1-2, right to left): 23. Noppert (GK) — 2. Timber, 4. Van Dijk, 5. Ake — 22. Dumfries, 15. De Roon, 21. De Jong, 17. Blind — 8. Gakpo — 7. Bergwijn, 10. Depay
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USA vs Netherlands live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup
1 hr 47 mins from kickoff: The biggest question today, with about 30-45 minutes to go before team news is released, is whether Christian Pulisic will start for the United States. He has been cleared to play by the United States, but that doesn’t mean he’s 100 percent fit. ESPN reporter Jeff Carlisle said he looked “iffy” in training yesterday, but that could just be him trying to take it easy before the match. His status and fitness will be a huge part of the game.
Thought Pulisic looked kind of iffy, especially while cutting. But it was also a warmup so take that for what it’s worth. #usmnt
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) December 2, 2022
2 hrs from kickoff: The USA are significant underdogs today but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them at least push the Netherlands as hard as they did Ghana and Belgium in their last two appearances at the finals.
Both of those games culminated in 2-1 defeats after extra time. How they’d love to exorcise those narrow exits if this encounter goes beyond 90 minutes.
2 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: The Netherlands have not lost in normal time in any of the 10 games they have played under Van Gaal at the finals – although they did fail to qualify for the 2002 tournament as part of his brief first tenure as head coach.
They also achieved what no team at this edition of the finals has done by winning all three of their group games in 2014.
3 hrs from kickoff Good omen? USA captain Tyler Adams’ Leeds United pulled off a huge shock when they beat Netherlands stalwart Virgil van Dijk’s Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League at the end of October.
3 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: The Netherlands have conceded once in their last five games – Ecuador’s equaliser during the 1-1 draw in the group stage. They have scored eight times during those matches.
4 hrs from kickoff: The Netherlands have conceded once in their last five games – Ecuador’s equaliser during the 1-1 draw in the group stage. They have scored eight times during those matches.
It’s time. #WorldCup knockouts start today! ⚔️🇺🇸#NothingLikeOranje #NEDUSA pic.twitter.com/1jdPgZuyEW
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) December 3, 2022
4 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: The cover of AD Sportwereld in the Netherlands:
AD Sportwereld. December 3.#frontpage #primapagina #rassegnastampa #portada #backpage #football #sports #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iGMULE4sz5
— Tijani Goullet AD (@TijaniGoulletAD) December 2, 2022
4 hrs 45 mins from kickoff: In case you haven’t been keeping tabs, there are only five undefeated teams remaining in the World Cup. Two of them meet today:
Only five teams remain undefeated in the World Cup:
Netherlands
England
USA
Morocco
CroatiaJust as expected 😅 pic.twitter.com/S5I1SIDxdS
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 2, 2022
5 hrs from kickoff: High praise from Dutch manager Louis Van Gaal as to where the USA are at as a team.
🗣️ Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal on the #USMNT
“USA has demonstrated that it has an excellent team, I would even say one of the best teams.”
h/t @footballdaily
pic.twitter.com/7xQiA1Kdlw— 🇺🇸 USMNT vs Haters (@USMNTvsHaters) December 2, 2022
USA vs Netherlands lineups, team news
The only questions in the U.S. lineup are at center-back (Walker Zimmerman or Cameron Carter-Vickers?) and center forward (Haji Wright, Josh Sargent, or Jesus Ferreira?).
Tim Weah and Christian Pulisic (if healthy) are untouchables, which means Giovanni Reyna is going to continue to bide his time. Pulisic was cleared to play, but it wasn’t specified whether he was in condition to start.
USA (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Turner (GK) — 2. Dest, 3. Zimmerman, 13. Ream, 5. Robinson — 8. McKennie, 4. Adams, 6. Musah — 21. Weah, 19. Wright, 10. Pulisic.
How many members of the Netherlands squad were impacted by the bout of flu that hit the team in the lead-up? We’ll soon find out based on the lineup Louis Van Gaal rolls out. Dutch media indicates that all 26 players were on the training field on the day before the match.
Will Memphis Depay get his wish and partner with Steven Bergwijn up top? According to major outlets in the Netherlands, the Barcelona forward went public with his preference to work alongside Bergwijn, which is sure to bring greater scrutiny to Van Gaal’s lineup selections.
Netherlands (3-4-1-2, right to left): 23. Noppert (GK) — 2. Timber, 4. Van Dijk, 5. Ake — 22. Dumfries, 15. De Roon, 21. De Jong, 17. Blind — 8. Gakpo — 7. Bergwijn, 10. Depay
USA vs Netherlands live stream, TV channel
The Americans and Dutch will clash at Khalifa International Stadium for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Sat, Dec. 3 | 10:00 ET | Fox, Telemundo |
fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Sat, Dec. 3 | 10:00 ET | TSN 1, CTV, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, CTV app, RDS app |
| UK | Sat, Dec. 3 | 15:00 GMT | BBC One | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Sun, Dec. 4 | 02:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Sat, Dec. 3 | 20:30 IST | Sports18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Sat, Dec. 3 | 23:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Sat, Dec. 3 | 23:00 MYT | Astro FIFA World Cup 1 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Sat, Dec. 3 | 23:00 SGT | StarHub FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 |
Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Sun, Dec. 4 | 04:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
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