
Tim Howard became an American sports hero with his incredible performance in the round of 16 at the World Cup Tuesday in the US’ 2-1 loss to Belgium.
Though the US lost the game, Howard tied a World Cup record with 16 saves in the match. The last time that was done was in 1966. He single-handedly kept the US in the contest and was just awesome throughout. He earned praise from all corners of the country and was so great that he even inspired a “Things Tim Howard Could Save” meme on the net.
Most of the “Things Tim Howard Could Save” come from movies, music or other aspects of the entertainment world, and most of them are truly fantastic. Take a look at all the great memes below.

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— Natasha (@Nataskiia) July 2, 2014
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— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) July 2, 2014
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— nick pants (@nick_pants) July 3, 2014
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— Jayson Hobby (@jaysonhobby) July 2, 2014
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— Meghan Bouvet (@MeghanBouvet) July 2, 2014
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— nick pants (@nick_pants) July 3, 2014
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— Melinda (@MuhlinduhhMarie) July 2, 2014
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— David (@_DavidAmaral) July 2, 2014
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— Devon Simone Felix (@DevMysterio) July 2, 2014
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— HuffPostUK Pictures (@HuffPostUKPics) July 2, 2014
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— hmv (@hmvtweets) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave … Jay Z from Solange. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/EFvoZhQhTB
— betway (@betway) July 2, 2014
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— Ben 'Benson' Bowe (@Benson_EU) July 2, 2014
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— Arya Stark (@GoT_Arya) July 2, 2014
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— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
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— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
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— 2014 World Cup (@TheWorIdCup) July 2, 2014
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— Andrew Singer (@Andrew_Singer) July 2, 2014
And you have to love the Happy Gilmore saves:
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— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) July 2, 2014
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— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) July 2, 2014