Despite the USMNT’s devastating World Cup loss to Belgium in Tuesday’s World Cup knockout round, goalkeeper Tim Howard was named the ‘man of the match’ and is being hailed an American hero.
Howard had 16 saves, the most during a World Cup game in 50 years, and he’s only the third player to win man of the match while on a losing team. Someone even temporarily changed the Wikipedia entry for U.S. Secretary of Defense to ‘Tim Howard’. We think it should have stayed up a bit longer.
So it’s really no surprise the social media world exploded after his stellar performance. Here are the top eleven #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave we found on Twitter.
11. An unhappy baby daddy?
Lol funniest Tim Howard meme so far @NewSchoolSS @BenRogers @ktfuntweets @1053thefan http://t.co/wQIdpvWhPh
Bensley (@andrewbensley_) July 02, 2014
10. Our Fear Of Swimming In The Ocean
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave http://t.co/cwqtk2wtbK
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Sarah Fraser (@heyfrase) July 02, 20149. The Titanic
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave http://t.co/mduXmhxE4i
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Austin (@bertnerney0032) July 02, 20148. Childrens’ Innoncence
Thank you Internet for #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave
(pic via @sixpacksportz) http://t.co/iAYNdtyVRp
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(@SportsNation) July 02, 20147. Ned Stark’s Life
If only Tim Howard was in #gameofthrones http://t.co/ziitUXIwy3
ClotureClub.com (@ClotureClub) July 02, 2014
6. The Mesozoic Era
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave http://t.co/yGE0jmL9ap
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YA BOY JIMMY NEUTRON (@yahboyjimmyn) July 02, 20145. Lebron From Lance Stephenson
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave
LeBron from Lance Stephenson http://t.co/mIYAum3stS
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(@SportsNation) July 02, 20144. Peyton Manning’s Pride
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave http://t.co/KMXfZ0MNl8
Peyton's Head (@PeytonsHead) July 02, 2014
3. Taylor Swift From Kanye West
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave http://t.co/oFVb7EqlTm
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Wreakless (@MTargaryen_) July 02, 20142. Janet Jackson’s Dignity
The best of Tim Howard’s #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave meme diehardsport.com/2014/07/02/bes… http://t.co/bRJscwTCnw
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Diehard Sport (@Diehardsport) July 02, 20141. Luis Suarez From Himself
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave: The best viral memes huff.to/1xg17v2 http://t.co/OiP7rz2OQp
Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 02, 2014
So, the U.S. lost the game, but Howard won the internet and the hearts of America.
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