16 Memes for each glorious save by Tim Howard
The World Cup journey has come to an end for Team USA; nonetheless, they had a good run and many people are proud of their…
The World Cup journey has come to an end for Team USA; nonetheless, they had a good run and many people are proud of their work. Their goalkeeper, though, took the nation to the top making history in the Brazilian fields.
Tim Howard is now considered a hero and legend after making 16 saves on Tuesday’s game against Belgium. It’s the most seen in a World Cup match since 1966.
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Although USA did not qualify for the quarter finals, Howard, 35, did a spectacular performance keeping Belgium off the scoreboard for the entire 90 minutes.
Even President Obama reached out to the goalkeeper and captain Clint Dempsey to commend them on their leadership and the teams performance during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
On the call, the President commended them not only for their work on the field, but for carrying themselves in a way that made the country proud. The President noted how captivating the teams performance was and asked both men to relay his congratulations to Coach Klinsmann and the entire team on their hard work.
His heroic saves are now honored on the Internet with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave, becoming one of the hottest trends in the nation on Wednesday.
We did all the legwork for you and gathered 16 of the best memes in honor of his 16 historic saves against the Belgium national team.
Tim Howard = Superman on the fields
Thank you Internet for #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave (pic via @@sixpacksportz) pic.twitter.com/iAYNdtyVRp
SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
Bambi, Blockbuster and Betamax: the best #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave memes: http://t.co/DBPQR6nAc3 pic.twitter.com/KZEhxpk3Ey
Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 2, 2014
The internet comes up big with #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave memes after the USMNT #WorldCup loss http://t.co/12uIyiSuxE pic.twitter.com/42T3HwMYsm
Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave Ned Stark. pic.twitter.com/gk7fV9jmn4
Arya Stark (@GoT_Arya) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave LeBron from Lance Stephenson pic.twitter.com/mIYAum3stS
SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
Lmfao it only took a few hours #thingstimhowardcouldsave pic.twitter.com/YVP2zV6tFh
David (@_DavidAmaral) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/EvxAGXxuJj
Meghan Bouvet (@MeghanBouvet) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave @MileyCyrus pic.twitter.com/6rcxr1PWFD
Jayson Hobby (@jaysonhobby) July 2, 2014
Hahaha for all you late-nighters #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/Fa4urYtu5e
Spencer Ter#yolo (@spezolo_17) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/kbFZTqoIat
Andre Villas-Boas (@AndreVillyB) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave … Jay Z from Solange. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/EFvoZhQhTB
betway (@betway) July 2, 2014
Robin Thicke’s Marriage. #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave #RobinThicke pic.twitter.com/Cto33nvTPz
craig stone (@craigstone_) July 2, 2014
10 things Tim Howard could save (well done Twitter) http://t.co/kEjI4DRiiP #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/9o1VqVqaOA
WOW247 (@wow247) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave pic.twitter.com/TgqSDqXKTT
Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave The messenger from 300 pic.twitter.com/BmtdMB4qU1
SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave is fantastic. #USAIsStillTheBestTeampic.twitter.com/LwrzTKEy0k
Chubbies Shorts (@Chubbies) July 2, 2014
With that said, thank you Tim Howard! We can’t wait to see more of you.