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 pic.twitter.com/wQIdpvWhPh
10. Our Fear Of Swimming In The Ocean
https://twitter.com/heyfrase/status/4843153088163471369. The Titanic
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/mduXmhxE4i
— Austin (@bertnerney0032) July 2, 2014
8. Childrens’ Innoncence
Thank you Internet for #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
(pic via @@sixpacksportz) pic.twitter.com/iAYNdtyVRp
7. Ned Stark’s Life
If only Tim Howard was in #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/ziitUXIwy3
6. The Mesozoic Era
https://twitter.com/yahboyjimmyn/status/4843340780075909125. Lebron From Lance Stephenson
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
LeBron from Lance Stephenson pic.twitter.com/mIYAum3stS
4. Peyton Manning’s Pride
https://twitter.com/PeytonsHead/status/484333760389709824
3. Taylor Swift From Kanye West
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/oFVb7EqlTm
— ٨٨ (@ffsmans) July 2, 2014
2. Janet Jackson’s Dignity
The best of Tim Howard’s #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave meme http://t.co/rcmeQQokOs pic.twitter.com/bRJscwTCnw
— Diehard Sport (@Diehardsport) July 2, 2014
1. Luis Suarez From Himself
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave: The best viral memes http://t.co/ZoBTeMX8Do pic.twitter.com/OiP7rz2OQp
So, the U.S. lost the game, but Howard won the internet and the hearts of America.
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