within minutes of team usa's first game. >> looks like a hamstring injury. >> reporter: but as jozy altidoreks feverishly to get back on the field for this world cup, his work off it, continues. it was 2010, that catastrophic disaster which left haiti in ruins. jozy felt called. >> when the earthquake hit, it just took the wind out of me. i had to do something. >> reporter: his parents are haitian. but raised the future soccer star and his three siblings here in florida. >> they left for the opportunity. the american dream. >> reporter: his dream? bringing clean water to the nearly five million haitians who don't have access. almost half the country. it's water. something so simple? >> something so simple by important. we get water, you got a bottle of water right there. it's nothing for us but a kid doesn't drink that much water a week in haiti. >> reporter: some forced to walk miles, crossing dangerous rivers, just to fill their buckets. in partnership with the charity generosity water, he built this, his first freshwater well, already helping 500 people. and he's just getting started. >>

adjusts with no jozy altidore. >> yeah, well, the problem with jozy altidore is unique.gen klinsmann he's a player that plays that position in a special way and they don't have another player really that comes in like -- so what you're looking at an existing player like clint dempsey. or like chris wondolowski. there are different types of players like eduardo and moutinho, but one man's loss is another man's opportunity and could be changes coming in off the bench or rearranging in the field but it's certainly a question that jurgen klinsmann will have to deal with because jozy altidore has been very, very important in taking a lot of the pressure off of the team and holding the ball up top. >> another possible opportunity. ronaldo, not 100% either. >> yeah, well, you know, you're looking at playing a portugal team that has cristiano ronaldo that's not playing at 100% but don't get me wrong, this is still a good team. if you just focus on cristiano ronaldo you got the other players that are very, very good and when you put all of that focus on cristiano ronaldo, things

. >> one of the team's star players, jozy altidore will sit out because of an injury.ies on an important mission off the field. abc paula faris has his story. >> reporter: he is the star american soccer player. >> jozy altidore. >> reporter: injured within minutes of team usa's first game. >> that's a hamstring injury. >> reporter: but as he works fever iishly to get back on the field, the off the field work continues. it was 2010, leaving haiti in ruins. >> when the earthquake hit, it took the wind out of me. >> reporter: his parents are hatian, but he was raised in florida. >> the opportunity with the american dream. >> reporter: his dream? bringing clean water to the nearly 5 million hatians who don't have access. nearly half the country. so simple. >>> no simple, but important. it's not that much for us. but a kid doesn't drink much water in a week. >> reporter: they cross dangerous rivers just to fill their buckets. in partnership with generosity water, he built this, his first fresh water well, already helping 500 people. and he's just getting started. >> and nob

the americans will face portugal without jozy altidore.mstring in the opening game against ghana which we won. then there's the issue of clint dempsey's broken nose. will that affect his playing on sunday? we'll talk with laura. it's hot and it's the humidity in this game. they are moving into the middle of the rain forest. >> this is a location right in the middle of rain forest. this is a place where it was announced there would be a game played here, everybody was outraged. it just makes walking in this area that difficult because it feels so heavy, the type of humidity is almost feel like you are suffocating. it's very hard for you to breathe. clint dempsey and his broken nose can only breathe out of one nostril right now because of that broken nose. had that and the humidity, it's going to be very difficult for this guy to get the oxygen that he needs. clearly this is the game they were hoping to avoid. the u.s. faces portugal in manaus. >> it's probably similar to houston, dallas, midwest, east coast in the summer, so hopefully when

>> well, i would be very surprised if jozy altidore makes it aback with the team. having a hamstring pull is usually a 4-6 week situation. if he makes it back, he gives a different aspect that the u.s. doesn't have when he is not there. he has the strength, the power, the ability to play with is had back to goal and hold up the ball and allow the rest of the team to get into play. that helps players like clint dempsey and michael bradley. >> we'll be looking forward to it. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >>> we are not done with the world cup yet. still to come, a soccer trivia challenge. we are going to make sure you sound like an expert when you watch the american men take on belgium on tuesday. we're here to help you. that's right after this. my advice for healthy looking radiant skin. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant has an active naturals® total soy formula. it helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™. aveeno®. [chains dragging] [

jozy altidore is america strong.orld cup? >> what? >> are the stories, the guys you never really know much about, you hear what they're really doing when they're off the field. >> and oftentimes what they're doing off the field is so much more important and meaningful than what they do on the field. but for those who want to watch more of what is going on, terribly engaging when people like luis suarez are biting other players. stay tuned, germany/usa coverage on espn begins at 11 a.m. eastern time. and the match begins -- >> begins at noon tomorrow. i'm looking forward to it. big, big day. stick with us. that's the news for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- midwest weather woes. months worth of rain falling in just an hour in some places that are already flooded. the waters are still rising, wreaking havoc for thousands of residents. >>> and where do you feel the most stress in your life, at home or at work? what might your kids say about it? >> sometimes she's like, i'm really stressed about w

jozy altidore is america strong.he world cup, the stories. the guys you never really know much about. you hear what they're really doing when they're off the field. >> and oftentimes what they're doing off the field is so much more important and meaningful than what they do on the field. but for those who want to watch more of what is going on, terribly engaging when people like luis suarez are biting other players. stay tuned, germany/usa coverage, espn, 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> the match begins at noon tomorrow. looking forward tight. big, big day. stick with us. that's the news for this half-hour. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids. wish i saw mine more often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family. it's been pretty tough since jack passed away. it's a good thing you had life insurance through the colonial penn program. you're right. it was affordable, and we were guaranteed acceptance. guaranteed acceptance? it means you can't be turned down

their star jozy altidore is out. for players and fans. with hotels scarce they're sleeping at a camp in the jungle just to see the action. >> a 20-minute boat ride on the amazon river. >> ten minutes by bus, to a marina, then onto an outrigor canoe, then no lights or air conditioning. >> reporter: what do you tell americans going out to manasus this week snend. >> good luck. bring bug spray and air conditioners. >> reporter: paula faris in rio. >> as we watch this game sunday with portugal. good news for team usa. portugal lost their opening match, against germany, 4-0. encouraging news there. but team usa players telling the press that they're not convinced that ronaldo actually has that bad of an injury. >> here's why i think u.s. agoing to take it. first off, whether the ronaldo thing or not. they lost pepe. their big defender on the team. that's a major loss. doesn't make it if jozy altidore makes it up -- who will be on "gma" later this morning -- i think they will take it. so much about the game what goes on up

he received $30 million from beets by drae--dre usa forward jozy altidore won't play thrusday againsty. he's still out with a strained hamstring he injured in their first world cup game,. world cup - uruguay/italy an ugly incident in the 79th minute uruguay's luis suarez looks like he bites italy's giorgio chiellini's shoulder it appears pretty obvious by the reaction of both players suarez bit him it's the 3rd time he has supposedly bitten a player during a game the referee didn't see it so no foul is called. uruguay's diego godin heads in the corner kick to give uruguay the 1-0 lead. final 1-0 uruguay they advance to the knockout stage but suarez may be facing a suspension globetrotters "draft" manziel johnny manziel has now been drafted in the major sports in addition to the nfl's browns and major league baseball san diego padres manziel was drafted by basketball's harlem globetrotters today manziel did release a video this year showing him throwing down stunt >>> kentucky fried hoax. >> the girl was asked to leave a kfc because of her physical appearance. her face torn apart becau

. >> reporter: the americans are optimistic about one of their stars, jozy altidore, now back on thehat hamstring injury in the game against ghana. >> every day is a big step forward. we are optimistic. >> reporter: and if you were before the world cup, the american coach said it was unrealistic for the team usa to win. he's telling the player's families here in brazil to book their return flights for after the championship game. >> thank you very much for that it's u.s. versus belgium, it's tomorrow afternoon. >> coverage begins on our partner network, espn, at 3:00 p.m. eastern. we're going win this one. it's like the little engine that could. nobody believed it would happen. >> i'm cheering them on. i'm now hooked on soccer. i'm going to be cheering. we need to be to bed when it comes on. >> i'm thinking of taking a part-time job in major league soccer. i will be depressed when it's over. i don't know if they want me. >> that's making news in america this morning. >> thanks for lets ugh start your morning. >> hello, everyone, we're working on a developing story monday june 30. dan

coming off a win against ghana, they will be without forward jozy altidore. he suffered a strained hamstring. and defender pepe for portugal will sit out for a one game suspension. and rinaldo's muscle injury leaves his status downknown. 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and suarez was the saving grace, scoring two to top england's one. that keeps their world cup hopes alive. uruguay has a chance to advance. and colombia strikes first, and my vote for the best goal celebration. check out those moves. they practiced, and beat ivory coast 2-1. >> greece's captain had a second yellow card in the 39th minute. they ended in a draw, both need to win the next to capture the second spot in the group. >>> and to 11-year-old u.s. women's open qualifier, lucy li. she shot a 78 in the first round. i love the pigtails. 11 strokes behind the leader. she dazzled the crowd in her patriotic outfit. she may be a long shot in the next round. she tees off at 12:52 p.m. >> it was poor judgment and it won't happen again. >> detroit tigers manager apologizing to a comment made to reporters on

. >> reporter: the americans are optimistic about jozy altidore back on the field after that hamstring injury in the game against ghana. >> every day is a big step forward with jozy. >> reporter: if you recall, before the world cup started the american coach said it wasn't realistic that team usa would win. now he's telling the players families here in brazil. to book their return flights for after the finals. rebecca? >> confidence is key. paula, thank you so much. >>> remember you can catch the all important usa versus belgium game at 4:00 on tuesday on our partner network espn and of course lots tomorrow, too, two other big games beginning at 11:30 eastern time. >>> we have much more coming up. could you be handing over your credit card to a thief. the brazen new scandal robbing victims under their noses. >>> do the right thing. 25 years later snubbed for the best picture is winning praise this weekend. how it changed the course of history for president and mrs. obama coming up in our "instant index." this is kathleen. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain an

jurgen klinsmann hopes jozy altidore can recover from the hamstring injury before the tournament ends but that's far from certain at this point. >>> the world cup even has an audience in space. three astronauts on the international space station were watching monday's action. unfortunately for them they can only see 20 minutes of tv at a time due to satellite limitations. >>> and coming up, pricey spices. popeye's shelled out a staggering amount of cab for a chicken recipe. >>> a mommy blogger who documented her son's illness and death now accused of making him sick. how prosecutors say she did it. >>> road to recovery the circus acrobat seriously injured talking about how their lives are forever changed. >>> if you've been experiencing some sticker shock when shopping you have good reason. consumer prices are the highest they've been in three years and beef prices are now at record levels. the government says the price of beef is up an astounding 74% over the last five years. prolonged drought in texas is blamed for keeping cattle herds small. meanwhile, food costs overall are up fra

jozy altidore going down with a hamstring strain. and later bloodied after getting kicked in the nose. and ghana tested tim howard who protected the goal for 80 minutes. they tied it up, but minutes later this happens. >> what about that? it's brooks -- >> looking in disbelief for a second. john brooks with the header for the win. sweet revenge as ghana knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. they will face portugal next. they didn't farewell. they were a man down when pepe head butted another player. and germany finished them off with another goal in the second half to sweep them 4-0. and the first draw of this world cup, nigeria dominated possession, but neither could find the net ending scoreless. they are tied for second in their group. >>> the universities of miami is recruiting a 9-year-old. jay newman is in the fourth grade, but her basketball skills caught the attention of miami assistant coach gibbs, she got an unofficial recruiting letter. she's only 9 and playing for the school's varsity team. she has a few years

jozy altidore will mess the match versus portugal because of a strained left hamstring. was hurt in the win over ghana. they didn't rule out a return for the forward in the world cup. >>> and to the nba, the talk of the league is what's next for lebron james and the heat. and the team president isn't happy about the chatter and let everybody know about it. >> good morning, everybody. you want to trend something? i'm pissed, okay? so go ahead. get it out there. this stuff is hard. and you have to stay together, if you got the guts. and you don't find the first door and run out of it. if you have an opportunity. >> all right. the heat have only one player under contract next year. the big three, james, dwyane wade and chris bosh can test free agency. see what happens. >>> an 11-year-old is dominating the headlines from the u.s. women's open. lucy li didn't succumb to pressure, she shot an 8 over 78 in the first round. she's 11, and strokes off the lead in 54th place, or 11 strokes. and she was content with her performance. here she is. >> i'm happy with how i played. it's

it's win and move on. >> so it really does show you that they could really use jozy altidore back one they will be taking the field with them. what do you think? how do you think it will look on tuesday? are you 50/50? where's your prediction? >> well, first of all, i have to say that i'm actually kind of happy that jozy altidore might not be back. >> why? >> i don't think that he's going to suit this game very well. i just think this is more of a midfield type of game that's going to depend on the midfield, not so much the strikers and jozy altidore, he's coming off a pretty bad year. always kind a question for me as to why he was really selected for this team anyway, but that aside, my prediction for this match i think it's going to be very tight, very close. i am saying a late goal by the usa to win 1-0, and i'm sure you'll hold me to that if i get it wrong. >> of course i will, and i'll also congratulate you when you get it right. let's think positively as we head into the weekend. >> enjoy the weather. it's not raining and your hair looks great. >> kate is sending me down there

jozy altidore was juried on monday, no results yet, but the coach is optimistic about his recovery.the pitch, brazil and mexico. a new hero born for mexico in the goal -- >> what a save. >> ochoa. made a series of remarkable saves to hold the host country to a scoreless draw yesterday. they have four points each after two games in group a, but brazil is ahead in the matches. and belgium beat algeria, and today, australia and the netherlands. and spain takes on chile, and koom roon and croatia. and soccer, still a growing sport in the u.s. a lot of americans don't know a lot of about it. and we are going to give mike francesca a pass for questions like this. >> and a system -- >> i have to make a winning kick with a lefty kick, do guys kick with both legs? >> most everybody. >> they do. it's not a strong leg, everybody with both. >> usually, sometimes lefties might -- >> so everybody uses -- there's not a power leg, they each use both legs, huh? >> yeah, both legs, mike. there's a predominant leg. but you have to be capable -- >> righty has to be able kick with his left leg? >> absol

a scary moment, in the 20th minute, jozy altidore goes down with a hamstring injury.ay it's a strain. he's going to be re-evaluated today. but the 81st minute, ghana fires one past tim howard. and then john brookes, that's the first usa goal in the world cup scored by a substitute play perp and more about brooks. check this out, june tattoo for germany, that's his mom's birthplace, and the other is illinois, for his dad. he has dual citizenship but chose to play with the usa. >> i thought the germany team, they didn't need him. >> we're going to take him. >> he had to sit out in april because he got fresh ink on his back. >> i did not. i didn't know the tattoos. >> but look, germany, illinois. so germany and portugal, thomas muller, scoring in the tenth minute. he scores another two for that hat trick, dominating 4-0. today, belgium faces algeria, brazil, second match of the world cup against mexico. and we have russia against south korea. so the city of los angeles celebrated the kings stanley cup victory yesterday. thousands came out, including the mayor. who turned

stryker jozy altidore is out with a hamstring. cristiano ronoldo, one of the world's very best, has a nagging knee injury, and no one is quite sure how hobbled he wil kyle beckerman. >> we're going to have to know where he is at all times. when he's attacking is when he's the most dangerous. >> reporter: nate scott, soccer writer for "usa today" agrees. >> he's so good, even if he's 50%, 75%, he has to be on the field for them, even if it's a free kick or something like that, he's that good and could make a difference. >> reporter: an american win on sunday could propel the americans to the second round of the tournament. a loss or tie could mean thursday's match against germany could determine the americans' fate. >> axelrod: igo hope solo was arrested this morning in washington state. she's been charged with hitting her sister and her sister's 17-year-old son. as carter evans reports, this is not the first time solo's been in trouble. >> reporter: police say hope solo appeared intoxicated and upset when they arrived shortly afte

american jozy altidore was the target of insults in holland. >> we've seen racist chants. we've seen players walk off the field in response to those racist chants. >> reporter: brazil danny alves won praisein april when he lawntly took a bite out of a banana thrown at him. a defiant internet campaign called, "we are all monkies "followed. but there is frustration that the sport's governing body has not done more. jeff webb heads the new antiracism task force. >> i don't think any of us have gotten it right, perhaps, in the last 10 or 15 years to be honest with you, so i think we need to look at it from a complete new perspective. >> reporter: they passed a resolution that would duct points from teams with offensive fans or issue fines. an american subjected to online racism while playing in europe iskept. >> that money is nothing to them. they pay their fine and do their due diligence and maybe issue a ban and then life goes on. >> reporter: one more severe sanction is taking away home games or forcing teams to play in empty stadiums. no fans, no ticket receipts. sharyn, t

now, players like star forward, jozy altidore, are taking time to enjoy the moment. >> it's what i've always wanted to do growing up, to play against the best and the biggest stages and this is a great opportunity. >> reporter: and they'll get their chance on monday against ghana. the world will be watching as team usa plays on its biggest stage yet. diane? >> all right. great paula faris reporting in. you can watch all of the action from the world cup in brazil on our sister network, espn. >>> and up next tonight, over the edge, that dream home defying gravity, hanging off a cliff. the reason why it was on fire and why neighbors are so worried tonight. >>> the father's day surprise that left a dad speechless. the son gave a promise to his dad. see the reaction. dad. see the reaction. won't want to miss this. how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagi

let's hope jozy altidore is better now. these things take time, as you know.>> they three relatively easy games. but there are no easy games in the world cup. if you win three games, you're doing something right. >> have they faced anybody like that yet, howard, big, intimidating? >> no. he's our hope. we have to try to control the tempo. our midfield needs to play better than it has been playing. no defensive lapses. belgians are technically very good on the ball. we want to create space. i think what the germans did was smart. they pressed us way up high the entire game and we had trouble getting the ball out of our half. >> so much for collusion. >> yeah. exactly. >> i may not see you tomorrow, what is your prediction? >> 1-1 going to extra time. at that point, it is up in the air. you're not drawing me out of this one. >> that's the wall street journal for you. thank you very much, mr. luhnow, appreciate it. enjoy it. it is great soccer. this is a tough job. >> somebody's got to do it. >> it was me, not you, mick, even though you speak the language and und

14 to have won all three of its group game, but the americans could get a big boost if striker jozy altidored hamstring. altidor was seen jogging easily at practice this weekend. players like goalkeeper tim howard, well, they believe. >> we feel like we're strong and we're fast and we control the ball well. so it's going to be hard-fought game. >> u-s-a, u-s-a! >> reporter: american fans in the peculiar position of celebrating last thursday's loss remained bullish on team u.s.a.'s chances. >> we're about to make it happen. u.s.a. all day. >> reporter: coach klinsmann in a clear act of gainsmanship told his players to book their return tickets of after july 13th, the date of this year's world cup final. elaine quijano, cbs news. >> axelrod: in sarajevo today, they marked the day franz ferdinand and his wife were killed. the incident triggered a series of events that led to world war i, events remembered today. in new york today, 100 is the new 18, at least for one veteran. his name is george hulka. while he fought in world war ii, he never got his high school diploma. that is until today. vet

coach jurgen klinsmann says he hopes forward jozy altidore can recover from that hamstring injury before the tournament ends, but that's far from certain at this point. >>> and the world cup even has an audience in space. three astronauts on the international space station were watching monday's action. unfortunately for them, they can only see 20 minutes of tv at a time due to satellite limitations. >>> and coming up, pricey spices. popeyes just shelled out a staggering amount of cash for a chicken recipe. >>> plus, a mommy blogger who documented her son's illness and death is now accused of making him sick. how prosecutors say she did it. >>> and road to recovery, the circus acrobats seriously injured in the hair-hanging stunt now talking about how their lives are forever connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is a gift that is worth protecting. help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. >>> if you

they have to do without their striker jozy altidore who is without an injury. as expected to be a key goal scorer. >> we have to hope that jozy will be back. how quickly that is down to his healing process. >> no matter which strikeman he chooses defense will be key. ronaldo is expected to play despite a knee injury. ronaldo is ronaldo and this guy can score from anywhere. >> you lose a ball and the next thing it's in the back of the neck. that's how dangerous he s. we're going to have to be aware of him at all times. >> we're trying to go out and win that game and then we don't have to think about anything. >> u.s. fans are turning out in record numbers to support this team in america as well as in brazil and the players, they are feeding off of this energy. >> any time we get on the field it's all about making them proud of us. win, lose or draw it's all about them being a seem with good spirit, commitment, and that you know, american fight. >> the u.s. fans certainly have been proud of the squad. the original expectation was just to get a draw against ghana.

jozy altidore, team u.s.a's key striker, will be ready to play tomorrow against belgium after that devastating hamstring injury in the first game of the world cup. for team usa it's win, or go home. but, the underdogs confident they can pull it off. >> we are hungry, we are hungry for more. >> reporter: as for that game, team u.s.a. curious about the referee assigned to it. algeria's diamel halmoudi, and concerns of possible bias. remember, the u.s. knocked algeria out of the 2010 world cup. >> we hope it's not a concern. we wish that he continues his refereeing the perfect way he's done so far. is it a good feeling? no. >> reporter: meantime, world cup fever raging on. some fans, so anxious about the game, they're turning superstitious. >> what does that mean? >> whatever happens, happens. hopefully we can win. >> just a little number like this that puts a hex on the oppositing team as they're about to make a kick. >> reporter: even captain dempsey's family with tricks of their own. >> we're wearing the same exact outfit. we're getting superstitious. >> i get my face painted the same way. >>

big news, we should know more today about a couple of injured players including starting forward jozy altidore who was carried off with a hamstring problem. clint dempsey who scored that first u.s. goal after 29 seconds ouch suffered, ow, a broken nose. oh, that's really hard to see. and the internet is full of wild scenes of celebration this morning in reaction to the big victory. >> that's right. fans from coast to coast celebrating cheering, dancing, literally going crazy there. we expect much of the same will come on sunday when team usa faces portugal. more highlights coming up later on espn. >>> all right. and look out siri, dom is here. a pizza chain has unveiled a new way of placing an order. >>> plus, wild ride. witnesses who spotted a car out of control couldn't believe their eyes when they saw who was behind the wheel. >>> and caught on camera. a man and woman are rescued after their car careens into a bayou. stay with us. car out of control couldn't believe their eyes when they saw who was but the truth is: there's so much in life we can't control. here's something we can: colorect

their star, jozy altidore, is out. but the other challenge, the game will be played in manaus, the middle of the amazon, hot humid for players and diehard american fans. with hotels scarce, they're sleeping at a camp in the jungle just to see the action. >> i wanted a boat ride on the amazon river. >> ten minutes by bus down to a marina and then to an outrigger canoe. 20 minutes into the juggle, no lights, no air conditioning. >> what are you going to tell the americans who are going to manaus this weekend? >> good luck. bring bug spray and air conditioners. >> reporter: now, we came inside because it's been pouring all day in rio. it's just 50 degrees where the team is training and manaus, so hot and humid players concerning about breathing and cramping during the game. it will be their toughest conditions yet. >> very concerned about cristiano ronaldo tonight, paula. thanks for your reporting from rio again tonight. you can always watch the world cup action on our cable partner, espn. team usa this weekend. >>> we've

they're likely to have jozy altidor back in the lineup.ing injury. they've won all three of their games in brazil. brad evans know as what the americans are up against. they helped the united states qualify for the world cup. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> give us an assessment of this match when you have the strengths and weaknesses and how you see what we will watch. >> i think the biggest thing is belgium has players playing the top teams in europe and it's a young team, a hungry team and what the players have all described as one of the best teams in the tournament. like you said, they've won all the games so far. it's a very athletic team. i remember these guys being big guys and athletic and hungry. >> are you surprised by the performance of the american team so far? >> no. you look at the group of death and i think one key word was survival and i think that's what we've done. we got the results we needed against ghana and we got a little bit unlucky against portugal, a last-minute goal. germany, you sit back and wait and now y

team usa was back at practice thursday preparing to take on portugal result striker jozy altidor who suffered a hamstring injury. >> out the door, he pull pooled up. >> grants wall is traveling with the team. he said while the u.s. may have won they hardly dominated the game. >> after the game they said we know we can improve for the next game. >> reporter: the americans will face off. portugal is armed with arguably the best player in the sport, chris llano rin cristiano rinaldo and he was seen hobbling i expect to see him on sunday playing. >> reporter: portugal is coming off a stinging defeat losing 4-0 against germany. germane jones sees strength in his team. >> we can have like two or three key players. if you play it like a team, you'll be stronger than two or three players. >> reporter: but steamy conditioning can do it. the weather is expected to climb into the 90s sunday and with the humid will fell like it in the double digits. >> it's played like that. so hopefully when we get there it won't be as shocking as it has been to some other teams. >> against weather and long odd

and jozy altidore, relieve pressure and score goals.r, tim howard. is a good as they get. world class, just happens to be american. he's going to have to save and lead from behind. >> you know the chant that everybody saying that i believe that we will win, it's very catchy. but then the coach says he doesn't really believe the team is going to win. how does that affect you as a player? >> reporter: well, jurgen klinsmann, i have a lot of respect for him, he's a friend of mine. i disagree with some of the things he does, we talk about it. when he said that, it irritated me, but if it's motivational, great. he has to motivate the players on the field. if an old ex-player on tv spouting off, it doesn't matter. what's the most important thing is the players on the field. but i do believe that if this u.s. team is to win, and those players are to win, they have to bring that american mentality. it is important to believe that you can win. it's what makes our team great, it's what make our country great. >> and we believe in you, alexi lalas

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star jozy altidore isn't going to be playing. it sounds like a tough one.n team, we feel like, you know, it better suits us. we're used to it. you have teams coming from europe that never play in humidity and they are cramping and complaining about it. for us, we are trying to use it to our advantage. >> all right. neil is with us. senior manager for the u.s. soccer federation. >> neil, what do you think of the u.s.'s chances tomorrow especially with these conditions? >> well, i think that might have been brad davis talking. i think he is right. our guys are confident coming off the big win against ghana. these conditions are warm. i'm here in the morning and it is already really warm. our guys are used to it. they play in these conditions in major league soccer. some guys are also in europe. they are ready and prepared and we hope for a good result. >> we are getting word it is possible portugal star player ronaldo may not play due to an injury and pepe is out due to a team red card. how much will that help the u.s.? >> well, you know, ronaldo, these quest

coach klinsmann was encouraging yesterday when he spoke about jozy altidore.'s been able to run at full speed. but when you're talking about hamstring injury, at any moment, you could reaggravate that injury. but coach klinsmann was more than positive when he talked about him playing some sort of role come tuesday. >> every day is a big step forward with jozy. and it's 11 days now and it's looking better every day. so we're optimistic to have him being part of the belgium game. >> obviously, don't expect him to be in the starting lineup, guys, but i would imagine at some point, if team usa needs all they can grab for, you know, we're in a situation where we're maybe down in the last final minutes and the season is on the line, he might come in at that point. i don't think he's going to be in the starting lineup, though. another injury, jermaine jones, another broken nose. don't say soccer's not a physical game, because clint dempsey was kicked in the face and broke his nose in the first game against ghana. jones ran into a teammate and broke his nose as well.

, it was just 21 minutes into this world cup that they lost one of their best players, striker jozy altidoremstring injury. the coach believes he would be ready for tuesday's game. he should be able to play as well. this is such a confident bunch now, carol. you remember how at the beginning of the world cup klinsmann kept saying it's not realistic to think that we can win. well, after this last match against germany, he was playing nobody believed in us, see we're better than you think card. times have changed. >> i guess so. i'm glad. it's fabulous. so andy has been going down like what are the chances of the u.s. team winning and what are the about the timers saying -- betters saying. >> we also like to be optimism. las vegas, they always keep it real when it comes to these things. they are giving the united states only a 20% chance of winning this game against regulation. >> against belgium. >> this is during regulation now. they say 20% has a chance. carol, we are in the knockout round. there are no more ties. if we get through 90 minutes, and stoppage time, there's not going to be a ti

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we still doend know about jozy altidor, will he take the feel against the belgians? his leg injury is coming alo along. of course, we haven't seen him since the first 20 minutes since the first usa game and according to klinsmann, everything is coming along very well and we can expect him to play in the game, but i don't know if he's not there, to me guys, it's not that big of a loss. >> all right. hopefully they feel all of the energy that's coming from the u.s. brazil almost missing out yesterday. that game was crazy -- or day before yesterday, i guess, it was saturday. brazil, i imagine, the country was on edge after almost being defeated and knocked out of the play. >> yeah. no. this was a game that everybody, they were stopped, they were watching this. there were tears flowing after the game with brazil moving on. julio cesar, the keeper for brazil, he was phenomenal. actually saving penalty kicks. that very rarely happens. brazil staying alive, guys. >> barely. they are going to up their game. thank you so much for your reports. get into that team usa meeting.

jozy altidore going down.nt dempsey breaking his nose and in that sense for me it was beautiful. they got three points against a team that played better than them, but that's the only thing that matters is they got three points so, yes, for me it was a beautiful performance. you don't get to tell me what a beautiful woman is. you don't get to tell me what a beautiful song is, or what a beautiful win is, i get to decide, and that was a beautiful performance. that was america. >> ah, i love -- what's not to love about you, alexi. let's talk a little bit more about the group. they have portugal that they'll play on sunday. just tell us a little bit about that matchup. >> well, look, portugal is a great team. we know about cristiano ronaldo, ed fact is that portugal went out in their first game and got she lacked by germany. it could come down to the goal differential. there were a few injuries and a red card for portugal so they'll be missing some of their key players, but i tell you what, i think we'll see a bet

because one of america's best players, jozy altidore is also out, and the team can handle it anyway.atings grabber with world cup fever sweeping the country. we have one of our best, cnn's jason carroll, who can play with any injury out among the fanatics. >> i didn't know that. >> of course he does. >> i don't know about that. >> twisted steel. >> i will take that. with your guys' schedule, i don't know if you've been to any of the viewing parties but they are nut. they are completely insane. i've seen crazy fans in latin america and in europe, but right now right here in the united states, u.s. fans are giving them all a run for their money. whoever says the united states doesn't have a case of football fever hasn't been to chicago. >> usa! usa! >> or new york. >> here celebrate iing. >> representing our condition try, we're here. let's go, aussies. >> once again making our way through the australian nyc bar here in new york city, it's backed. we can still make our way through here and down to the bar and trying to get a drink. on this day americans, just about everyone here, is an

i want to tell you about one big thing for usa, jozy altidore is out.ring if another striker would come in but it's not. we have graham zeusy coming in, spent four years at university of maryland, has a degree in criminology, reverved but powerful on the field. how about this? a guy who is spending his world cup bonus to fly his family, parents and three siblings to brazil, allowing them to watch every match he's playing in. this will be the first world cup match his family will see him lay in. >> if you've got money, that's the way to spend it, make sure your family's there. it's fascinating, watching the excitement behind you the world cup, that's what they do, set up huge screenser not only in rio and brazil but all over the world so people can come together. collective experience for people. i know shasta is outside the stadium. what fans are you seeing there? has the u.s. more people than portugal right now? >> reporter: now yo, there's been an invasion, american invasion in the amazon. the u.s. ambassador of brazil is here, she said 20,000 america

. >> reporter: star striker jozy altidore is back jogging. after injuring his hamstring but is still listed as uncertain. this u.s. team knows all too well the dangers of this dark horse belgian team, including the highly visible marouane fellaini of manchester united. his soccer skills gaining almost as much attention as his hair. >> fellaini! >> reporter: his hair has earned him comparisons to screech from "saved by the bell." the u.s. team says they're ecstatic to get out of the group of death. their mood is interesting. they said, look, we're ecstatic. but we're not content. this is the first time they've gotten out of in the group stage in consecutive world cups. >> they're hungry. they're focused. yesterday, i have to tell you, ron and dan indulged sara and me by swooning over the male players. it's time to pay back because we're hearing brazil's supermodel gisele bundchen will be part of the festivities. right? >> reporter: yes, that was all the buzz yesterday. she's going to, at first, it was thought she was actually going to present

another one, star striker jozy altidore will not be playing. players say the conditions could be to their advantage. listen to this. >> as an american team, we feel like it better suits us. we're used to it. you have teams coming other from europe that never play in humidity, and they -- they're cramping and complaining about it. so for us, we're trying to use it to our advantage. >> also helping the americans chances, it's possible that portugal's star player, the fifa world player the year renaldo will not play because of a knee injury it also their lead defender pepe got a red card. >> can't head-butt people. >>> thousands of fans from all over the world have gone to brazil for the world cup. most flew. one guy, though, he did it a different way. he rode 8,000 miles from canada all the way to brazil on horse back. >> was this like some sort of thing about prices of airline tickets? i don't know. phillipe joins us. [ speaking foreign language ] >> thank you so much for having me on your show. >> we have to switch to english for my friend over

are you going to put jozy altidore with the bad hamstring on the pitch if it's so slippery out thereyou who does, greg lalas, former major league soccer player and editor-in-chief of mlssoccer.com and the game is so big we're going outside the world of soccer and bringing in malik rose, two-time nba champion from comcast sportsnet philadelphia. great to have you both, fellas. let's start with the obvious. conditions matter in this sport. how do they play into strategy what, lara was saying about how hard you try? how real is this? >> i think it plays into your strategy in that you need to be extra cautious with every single pass that you make because the ball is going to be skipping, and then if the field starts to get really he have, then the ball starts to get very heavy and starts slowing down actually, especially if there's a puddle or something like that. you don't know what drainage there is at this stadium so basically what they need to do somebody cautious at every moment, especially against this german team that can turn the game very quickly into the attack. >> what is the