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Good team, probably the best team weve played so far and we never really got going. if you look at the game itself, without tim howard this game would have been a 3, 4 or even 5-0 game. but tim had one of those games where he saved everything thrown at him. 16 saves is a world record in this game. all day it looked like he was never going to get beat, but ultimately you cant carry on doing that. youre going to eventually concede a goal. the defense hung out as long as it can but tim was never go...

>> yeah. not every minute, probably. i recognize or have a look at the clock maybe every ten minutes or so. sometimes it seems like the clock is broken because it takes so long. yeah, theres so much going on that you have to you couldnt check the clock. you are too focused on the ball and the guys in front of you. >> tim, we have been wondering whether americas love aware with soccer can continue after this sort of heart breaking defeat last night. we have been in several world cups and you have...

Klinsmann. he will see it through. the pain of losing, it could be worse. you could be english. believe me, it could be worse. >> roger hang in for a second. we have the man himself with us joining us from brazil, the keeper for the u.s. mens national soccer team, mr. tim howard. lets begin with a round of applause. [ applause ] >> tim, absolutely incredible performance by you. i know you are not aware yet, but there are petitions for you to run for president in this country. the wikipedia page ...

Year. well see. i think germany. >> tim, everybody wants in on this. chuck todd, go ahead. >> tim, theres been a lot of talk this is your last world cup. say it aint so. >> i dont know. you know, i think its an emotional time. i want to let the dust settle in. there could be important people in the decision making process. i take my time with that decision. >> tim, watching the game yesterday, as it progressed, it appeared to me, an occasional soccer viewer, that you, as the keeper, were almost ...

It could have been 9-0 if it wasnt for tim. theres a petition to rename the washington national airport after mr. howard. the rational was this is an uneven fight. its like watching george mcfly fight back in "back to the future." we didnt have tenacity, tactic or skill. on the longhand, you have to ask where are our skill players coming from? its going to be ten to 15 years before we really get to the level of the skill that the other teams have shown in this tournament. you look at soldier fie...

Teams and world class players. im not overstating that. they really are. we held our own. we made teams have to defend us. we were in every single game. you know, i think this team has come a long way. im excited for what the future holds. >> gene robinson with "the washington post" has a question. gene? >> tim, you did play some really powerful teams, presumably you have gotten to see the teams you didnt play, film of them. who is going to win the world cup? who do you like? >> you know what? h...

Bunch of guys and put out fires simultaneously. just kind of zone in and get the flow of the game. hopefully you are not under too much pressure. when you are, it comes natural. >> roger bennett has been going through cells of weeping because of the loss. he pulled himself together to ask you a question. roger, go ahead. >> tim, congratulations, you are a total hero last night. last year, you played belgium and cleveland. belgium were convincing winners that night, 4-2. i asked you afterwards, h...