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SALVADOR, Brazil -- They captured the hearts of America -- from coast to coast, big towns and small, all the way to the White House. Jordan 1 Banned China . Capturing the World Cup will have to wait. Just like four years ago, the United States is going home after the round of 16, beaten when Belgium scored twice in extra time Tuesday and then held on for a 2-1 win. "Thirty-one teams get their heart broken," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "It has to end sometime. It ended a little bit early for us." Playing the finest game of his career, Howard stopped a dozen shots to keep the Americans even through regulation and force an additional 30 minutes. He wound up with 16 saves -- the most in the World Cup since FIFA started keeping track in 2002. Before exiting, the U.S. showed the spunk that won Americas attention. The Belgians built a two-goal lead when Kevin De Bruyne scored in the 93rd minute and Romelu Lukaku in the 105th. But then Julian Green, at 19 the third-youngest player in the tournament, stuck out his right foot to volley in Michael Bradleys pass over the defence in the 107th, two minutes after entering. "I was sure that we would make the second goal and we would go to the penalty shootout," Green said. The Americans nearly did. In the 114th, Clint Dempsey peeled away on a 30-yard free kick by Bradley, who passed ahead to Chris Wondolowski. He fed Dempsey, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois bolted off his line to block the 6-yard shot. At the final whistle, the U.S. players fell to the field in their all-white uniforms like so many crumpled tissues. "They made their country proud with this performance and also with their entire performance in this World Cup," said Jurgen Klinsmann, the former German World Cup champion who took over as coach three years ago. The Americans advanced from a difficult first-round group to reach the knockout rounds of consecutive World Cups for the first time. Four years ago, they were eliminated by Ghana 2-1 on a goal in the third minute of extra time. "Getting to the round of 16, if we dont do that, were very, very disappointed," U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati said. "We get here and its kind of the swing game. We get beyond here, then its generally viewed as very successful -- this year was a little different because of the group we had in the first round, so that already was a success." The crowd of 51,227 at Arena Fonte Nova appeared to be about one third pro-U.S., with 10 per cent backing the Belgians and the rest neutral. Back home, millions watched in offices, homes and public gatherings that included a huge crowd at Chicagos Soldier Field. President Barack Obama joined about 200 staffers in an Executive Office Building auditorium to watch the second half. "I believe!" he exclaimed as he walked in at the front of the hall. "I believe!" Belgium outshot the U.S. 38-14. The 35-year-old Howard kept the ball out with slides, with dives and with leaps. But he never felt it was his special night. "If this continues, then were in trouble," he recalled thinking. With forward Jozy Altidore still not recovered from the strained hamstring that had sidelined him since the June 16 opener, Klinsmann inserted Wondolowski as a second striker in the 72nd minute. He appeared to have a chance to win it in stoppage time when Jermaine Jones flicked the ball to him at the top of the 6-yard box, but with Courtois coming out, Wondolowski put the ball over the crossbar. While the linesman put out his flag, it was unclear whether he was signalling goal kick or offside. In the third minute of extra time, Matt Besler tried to intercept a pass to Lukaku but fell down as the Belgian striker fought free. Lukaku sped in alone, crossed, and the ball rebounded off defender Omar Gonzalez. Kevin De Bruyne controlled it, took three touches as he spun and beat Howard just over his right foot. "I thought I could make a play on the ball. I took a shot and missed and lost my balance," Besler said. Twelve minutes later, with the U.S. pushing for an equalizer, Bradleys shot was blocked and De Bruyne burst ahead on a counter. He fed Lukaku, who sent the ball over the left shoulder of Howard, his Everton teammate, and seemingly put the game out of reach. But Green, among five German-Americans on the U.S. roster and a surprise pick, woke up the team and its fans with his first touch, setting off raucous chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" There would be no final comeback this time, though. Bradley said the Americans had told themselves that regardless of when their run ended, they wanted to abandon their defensive style of the past. "We wanted to go home going for it," he said. "And," he added with satisfaction, "we did." Wholesale Jordan 1 China . 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The surge had them close to their goal of ranking in the top 10 in overall defence, checking in at 11th on Monday with one NFL game remaining. They were 27th on offence.St. Louis was 10th against the run, a huge jump after ranking 31st six weeks ago.I want to see it again, coach Jeff Fisher said. We need to keep playing, keep preparing the way we are. When youre getting the turnovers, when youre getting the third-down stops, that gives you a chance.Fishers confidence — some might call it arrogance — no doubt helps. Fisher sent six players the Rams acquired in the Robert Griffin III trade out for the coin toss against the Redskins, rubbing it in their noses just a bit before whipping them 24-0 Sunday.It made too much sense to us to go ahead and recognize the guys that probably would not have been here had it not been for that trade, Fisher said. We wanted to do it before the game because it was a memory that will last them for a lifetime.Fisher said in the past hes sent other people out for different reasons, and added, I think theyve got more issues than the coin toss.The last time the Rams posted consecutive shutouts was 1945, two franchise moves ago, in their final season in Cleveland before leaving for Los Angeles. They blanked the Chicago Cardinals 21-0 and Chicago Bears 17-0. No NFL team had done it since Dallas in 2009.The Redskins were limited to 206 yards and were 3 for 15 coombined on third down and fourth down. Fake Air Jordan 1 Low. The Rams had seven sacks and two interceptions, never permitted a snap inside the 20 and allowed a season-low 27 yards rushing.A week earlier, the Rams put the hammer down early on the Raiders, taking a 38-0 halftime lead and forcing five turnovers in a 52-0 rout.St. Louis has allowed 222 points on defence, second-fewest in the NFL and just one point more than Seattle. The overall numbers are skewed by seven defensive touchdowns and two more on special teams, which Fisher made a point to note.Weve been locked in and just getting better and tightening up on all the little plays that were hurting us, safety Rodney McLeod said. If you go back and look at our games before, it was just one play here, a couple plays here that were changing the game.A healthy secondary is one reason for the stingy play of late. Cornerbacks Janoris Jenkins and Trumaine Johnson are back in form, and midseason pickup Mark Barron is making solid contributions at safety.The Rams have won two straight for the first time all season entering a short work week, with the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals up next on Thursday night. The team reviewed the game on the flight home, and players participated in a walkthrough and meetings Monday, forcing the coachs news conference to be moved to the media room.The Rams have no injury concerns. Tight end Jared Cook was examined for a concussion before catching two touchdown passes Sunday, and was cleared again on Monday. Guard Rodger Saffold (shoulder) had no issues.Five starters were listed as not practicing on an injury report that was an estimate: Saffold (shoulder), centre Scott Wells (elbow), wide receiver Kenny Britt (not injury related), defensive end Chris Long (ankle) and middle linebacker James Laurinaitis (ankle).___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '