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look at belgium. belgium won all of its games. u.s. does not have a great record against them historically. this side is supposed to be really strong but underperforming. size it up for me. what do we feel full strength and how strong the side is. i hear there's another broken nose for the u.s., right? >> reporter: jermaine jones has a broken nose. now we have two on this american team. clint dempsey and jermaine jones. belgium, they are a strong team. i wouldn't say they're underperforming. they're just getting their feet wet. they are an inexperienced team. the more they play, the better they look. they have been working on mental lapses, which is what you get with inexperienced teams. and i would say this belgium side is so inexperienced because they are. one player on the roster hosni world cup experience. that becomes quite crucial. not so much in the group stage but when you get to the knockout rounds. what happens is you know you have to win. the goal changes. the goal is to get out of the group you're in. the goal now is to kee

that will either be belgium oral jeria. right now it's belgium who has the lead on that group. but it is still up in the air. belgium, this is a team that was considered the dark horse for the world cup. a very young team. the average age 26 years old. and this is full of some world-class players. there's players on this team like eden hazar, plays for chelsea, a big club in england. and people are actually comparing him to messy a fantastic young player. this is a team that people are saying this might not be their year. it's more four years from now and belgium will be a real threat. but either way, i think this will be a very good match-up for the u.s. i don't think they have very many problems with them. the other match-up, though, if the u.s. faces algeria, i think there would be no problem there whatsoever. algeria, not a very strong team. not that great of a team. it's actually pretty surprising that they're in the position they're in their group, and keep in mind, brooke, the usa and algeria have history here. i'll take you back to 2010 in the group stage, which is just

and belgium qualifies for the next round of the world cup after squeaking past russia 1-0. we start in ukraine where a temporary cease-fire is coming under increasing pressure. fighting between ukrainian and pro-russian militias is continuing in the east of the country. that, despite the fact that o call for arochenk truce. russia has shown support but is stepping up pressure to sit down and talk. >> commemorations in moscow the soviet union's entry into world war ii, but the conflict in ukraine overshadowed the ceremonies. president putin called it an important first step but he said ukraine was not honoring it. >> unfortunately, military action is continuing. last night there was an artillery attack from the ukrainian side. i cannot say she was responsible -- the army or militia. all military action must stop. >> these people have no faith in the cease-fire. refugees from eastern europe ukraine who have arrived in russia, the government has erected a refugee camp for the increasing numbers of people seeking shelter. the ukrainian president has offered to engage in talks w

belgium taking on algeria. >> belgium is considered to be a dark horse in the tournament. but found themselves trailing early on in the match, and then rallied to eke out a 2-1 victory. >> the coach of belgium was delighted with the outcome and his tax. -- tactics. two of his substitutes he brought on scored the equalizer and winning goal. but the first half was all about algeria. they filed in the box in the 25th minute. the algerian scored from the spot to give his side a 1-0 lead. they'll jump found it difficult to outplay the defensively strong algerians. but finally, midway through, they brought in a midfielder who plays for manchester united. the move paid off to bring the belgians level. with just 10 minutes remaining in the match, drees martin slammed in this shot to make it 2-1 belgium. the coach could not have been happier. >> we are joined from our sports desk. tell us all about belgium. coming from behind. why are they being called the dark forces of this tournament, or one of the dark horses? >> that have the ability to come from behind after being down and wi

a do or die with belgium is just about 48 hours away. natalie live in brazil with all of the action for us today. >>> sunday, june 29th, 2014. >>> this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. there is a lot more to go in the world cup but anybody that watched chile felt like it was the game. brazil, the home country, the tension and the crowd. it comes down to a shootout. >> specially because you know there will be no more ties, one team will win and one will lose. that is what we love and hate about sports all in one. >> i feel like a shootout is kind of -- these guys have played their hearts out. i feel like somehow we are on. >> or we would probably still be watching the game. >> it's fun walking through new york city, because you you hear the roar of the crowd in the park. somebody has scored. >> we are going to check with natalie a little bit later on about the excitement. >> looking forward

in the 88th minute, belgium sub scored his first ever world cup goal. belgium beat russia 1-0. in another match in group "h," algeria beat south korea for the first victory in 32 years. defeat for the koreans mean they have to beat belgium in the last group game to have any chance of making the next round. forward opening scoring. algerians went in at halftime with a comfortable 3-0 lead. south koreans came back in the second half. midfielder and captain both scored. algeria finished them off to win 4-2. so belgium is through to the last 16 as group leader. algeria moved up to second. while russia and south korea still aren't out of it. in group g, the united states faced portugal. portugal had an early lead but the u.s. turned it around. in the second half to go 2-1 up. the portuguese scored again for a 2-2 draw. germany tops the group with the u.s. in second. ghana and portugal at the bottom with just a point each, but neither is on the plane home just yet. js abe wants to make changes in the business world. ai uchida joins us with more. from our business desk, tell us, what

but in belgium, they are hammering this team. they have won their games narrowly and in the last few minutes. this is not performing at the height of its powers. in the u.s. many people would say are doing pretty well and coming along quite nicely. yesterday coach jurgen klinsmann told the players i was there at the practice session watching him say this to them. he said, look, you can be proud. be proud for a few seconds of what you have achieved. but now forget the group of death. this is the knockout stage. this is do or die. now go out and prove yourself. he said you are over 30. this is your last chance at a world cup. indeed, for many of the younger players it may be their last chance for a world cup. klinsmann is not allowing them to rest on their laurels. there isn't a single player to look at what say you have performed 100%. so he is gearing them up. they are practicing for penalties. because if the game is still tied at the end of normal time and extra time it will go to sudden death penalties. so he is trying to get t

belgium faced russia in group h on sunday. this is the first world cup appearance for both teams since 2002. the two sides were equally matched and finished the first half scoreless. the russian forward tried to find the net several times but couldn't connect. then in 80th minute, substitute belgian forward scored his first ever world cup goal. belgium beat russia 1-0. in another matching group, algeria defeated korea 4-2. beup is the -- belgium is the group leader and qualified for the final 16. algeria is next with three points. but south korea and russia still have a chance to advance. >>> now let's check out the world weather. >>> and that's going to do it for "newsline" at this hour. i'm hiro morita in tokyo. thanks for watching nhk world. >> a remote tropical island in the south pacific. its forests and foothills are home to a wealth of wildlife. including some of nature's most flamboyant showoffs. the spectacular birds of paradise. they come in all shapes and sizes. but share a common goal. they need to impress a mate.

the match ended with belgium beating south korea 1-0. so algeria will advance to the final round for the first time. belgium will also proceed but russia and south korea are out. the 16 teams moving on to the final round have now been determined. the host team, brazil, will face chile on saturday. in other soccer news, the sport's global governing body has punished uruguayan striker, louis suarez for biting an opponent during a world cup match. fifa says he bleached the disciplinary code by biting the shoulder of a player for italy's team during a group stage match. uruguay went on to beat italy and qualify for the knockout round. his punishment includes a ban on taking part in uruguay's next nine official matches or any other soccer-related activity for four months. the bans mean suarez has to sit out of the rest of the world cup, including uruguay's last 16 match against columbia. >>> in other news, australia's deputy prime minister says the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 will move farther south. warren truss spoke to reporter

the match ended with belgium beating south korea, 1-0. algeria will advance for the first time, belgium will proceed. russia and south korea are out. now, all 16 teams that will vans to the final round have been determined. the host team, brazil, will face chile next. the final round will begin on june 28th. >>> soccer's global governing body has punished striker luis suarez for biting an opponent during a world cup match. fifa says suarez breached the disciplinary code by biting the shoulder of an opponent from italy during a group stage match and the punishment is a ban in taking part of on the next nine official matches or any other soccer-related activity for four months. the ban means suarez has to sit out the rest of the world cup including their last 16 match against colombia. >>> in other news, nhk found an increasing number of evacuees -- an aid group has cautioned that the eboli outbreak is spreading and requiring an you are urgent response. the group says there's a real risk of the disease spreading out of control. it's calling

. >>> i'm in belgium where we will see how in small nation became a contender for the nation's biggest prize. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. ♪ welcome back, i'm julie gosh with the news hour and the top stories and rebels who have taken over large parts of iraq are fighting for a country 60 miles away from baghdad and they stepped up security measures in and around the capitol. 30 ukraine soldiers wounded with fighting with separatists in the southeast town and this is 20 kilometers from the russian border and shenko said to take control of the border and sent tanks there. argentina president says she won't comply requiring the country to pay creditors more than $1.3 billion. they defaulted on their d

belgium beat russia 1-0. in another match in group "h," algeria had an exciting win over south korea. it's their first world cup victory in 32 years. the forward got the game going by scoring in the 26th minute. the algerians had a comfortable 3-0 lead. the south koreans came back in the second half. midfielder and the captain both scored, but algeria finished them off with a 4-2 win. belgium is the group leader and has qualified for the final 16. algeria moved up to second. while russia and south korea still aren't out of it. >>> in group g, the united states faced portugal. for the g portugal had an early lead but the u.s. turned it around. they had a 2-2 draw. germany is in first with u.s. in second. ghana and portugal at the bottom with a point each but neither is on the plane home just yet. we will continue to bring you updates of the world cup here on "newsline." time for the latest in business news. >>> abe wants it make changes in the business world. ai uchida joins us with more. ai, what does he have

faces belgium, so what is this belgium anyway? what do we really know about belgium? they have waffles. what else? do they have soccer skills? >> yeah, they do. >>> there is, it is certainly a balancing act, matt laur getting blasted for asking the ceo of gm mary barra if she can be a good mother. is that question sexist? >> what does belgium think about that? >> oh, really. [ male announcer ] if you're taking multiple medications, does your mouth often feel dry? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene. available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or gel, biotene can provide soothing relief, and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. remember, while your medication is doing you good, a dry mouth isn't. biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™

>> jozy altidore very unlikely to play against belgium, assuming we play belgium next tuesday. unlikely. however, you start to see guys getting a little bet healthier. the biggest thing is altidore. i expect him to play in the quarters if they advance. no question about it. that's a big deal in that game. >> when is the next game? >> would be tuesday at 4:00 assuming it's against belgium. >> right after "the cycle." >> exactly. >> what is the furthest the u.s. has ever advanced? >> in the modern era, which is all we care about, the quarterfinals in 2002. ironically lost to germany. >> i remember that game. >> you know what, if they can beat belgium and get through, that would be a huge success. it's already a success. i think what you've seen in terms of the -- >> that's a loser's attitude. >> really? >> it was a group of death. a lot of people didn't think -- we had an under 35% chance. >> you're one of these trophies for everyone kids, aren't you? >> third place ribbon. ninth place ribbon. >> he's an optimist for usa as am i. >> in 2002, that was back before everyone was pret

belgium are not tried and tested in major tours. they're on one continent, but i think it's tough for them. the players are setting out the winning goal, and they have a chance. >> the next game is coming up. that's in a few minutes time, it's algeria against south korea. you and i were talking about what a great day it was for africa in the world cup yesterday. when it comes to chatter about africa and their nations at the world cup, i think algeria gets slightly ignored, even though they're the highest-ranked african team in fifa's rankings. >> yes, i was saying before the first game. a ranking of 22. the problem algeria has is scoring goals in world cups, which makes it sound like they have nothing to offer. they're very well organized and not many score against them. they took the lead against belgium and played quite well, and this is opportunity now. if they manage to win a game against korea into the last game, they're in good position to qualify from this group. i don't think ail year gentleman will see themselves as represe

belgium wins. i was worried about belgium there, too. they win two to one. i was concerned because -- >> yeah, right. >> i was happy for belgium. >> i'm glad. >> i'm happy that we're in the 90s and we'll there there for another day. >> this is your type of weather. >>> yes, it is. it can be dangerous. there's a heat advisory that kicks in tomorrow afternoon and evening. feels like temperatures approaching 100 degrees. >> wow! that does it for us here tonight at 6:00 o'clock. >> have great night everybody. inside edition is up next. thanks for watching. inside edition is up next. thanks for watching. ♪ baand frustrating. e tough. but now, there's a better way. introducing the first-ever raid defense system. it attacks the bugs you see. controls the bugs you don't see... and prevents... by keeping bugs out. the raid defense system... get the answers. beat the bugs. raid. kills bugs dead. scjohnson. a family company. it's time to find some real harmony, with nature. [ family screams ] elmo! [ wolf, kids howling ] [ train whistles ] [ bird chirps ] [ people sc

south korea squared off against belgium. at the end of the first half, a player was sent off with a red card for rough play. down to ten players, belgium took the lead in the 78th minute when a defender scored the first goal. the match ended with belgium at 1, south korea, nil. algeria faced russia at the same time. just six minutes into the first half, russian forward scored the first goal of the game n a 60th minute, algeria equalized with a goal. algeria tied with russia, 1-1. algeria will advance for the first time, belgium will proceed. russia and south korea are out. now, all 16 teams that will vans to the final round have been determined. the host team, brazil, will face chile next. the final round will begin on june 28th. >>> soccer's global governing body has punished striker luis suarez for biting an opponent during a world cup match. fifa says suarez breached the disciplinary code by biting the shoulder of an opponent from italy during a group stage match and the punishment is a ban in taking part of on the next n

belgiums went down to 10 men. despite being down to 10 me, the belgians grabbed the only goal in the game. a goal in the 78th minute. belgium winning 1-0, sending south korea home. germany beat the u.s.a., thomas with the all-important strike, the fourth of the tournament. u.s.a. are through, despite the loss as the other group wnt in their favour. it saw portugal beat ghana. which was not good enough for either team to stay in the competition. cristiano ronaldo grabbed a winner. 2-1 to portugalment >>> meanwhile, uruguay will appeal a football ban against swar. he was kicked out of the world cup for biting italian defender. he was banned for nine matches and any football activity. more news on the website aljazeera.com. prisoners allowed out only an hour a day, isolation. now prisoners are fighting back, in courts even through hunger strikes. it is the inside story.

can beat belgium, give us our odds. >> most people would say belgium are the favorites. i'm going 50/50. they have as good a chance as belgium. >> kate, what's your odds? >> i'm a genius because i follow those who are smart. i'm going 50/50 as well. we'll put there you? >> mr. cuomo? >> either they win or they don't. >> they have a 50/50 chance to win. >> i believe that we will win. >> okay. >> 99%, i leave 1% for human doubt. >> human error, okay. >> and a blank slate when they go into the next group. >> me? >> what do you think? >> where's michaela? >> you know why, i'll tell you why. >> mickey is an america-can't. i believe belgium is a sleeping beast. >> did someone just say go back to canada. >> no. >> but some people were thinking it. just kidding. >> i know who you were. >> she is good looking but she's an american-can't. >> coming up next on "new day," a war of words not just happening here on "new day" but also happening between bill clinton and dick cheney over the iraq crisis and it's now getting person. our political panel will discuss. >> and then let's see

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belgium appeared since 2002. the two sides were equally matched and finished the first match scoreless. they tried to find the net several times but couldn't connect. in the 80th minute, a belgian forward scored his first ever world cup goal. belgium is now qualified for the final round. >>> now let's check out the world weather. >>> and that's going to do it for "newsline" at this hour. thanks for watching nhk world. >>> welcome to cool world, japan. >> i must apologize to our viewer ins japan. i'm so sorry. so far, we've featured many dishes representing japan. >> we sure have. we've drunk quite a lot. >> yes, and the show has been on for eight years. i was quite sure we covered all of them. but, still, i found one and i'm so, so sorry about forgetting it. >> there's one more? >> yes, there is. and it's tempura. >> tempura. okay, let's get started. this is "cool japan."

: they turn quickly their focus to belgium. they flay them tuesday in a knockout round. they're ranked second in the woeft and boast a team of hot talent. >> if we do that, i think we can get results. >> reporter: team usa fought their way through the group of death against significant odds and perfect position to win that game. >> reporter: while the u.s. is big news, here in reno, the top story is actually luis suarez and his nine-game suspension for biting another player. there's another story about the americans, norah. it's on page nine. >> thanks, elaine. tim howard, the goalkeeper is with us. tim, congratulations to you and to the team. boy, when has the team felt so good? >> it's a good feeling for sure. we knew what to do. we had a plan to advance and part of that plan was possibly having to lose. anyway, we fought hard and in the end it was a very sweet feeling. >> a sweet feeling, indeed, especially for fans back in the states. the u.s. advancement has depended a lot on the ghana game. were you getting results? >> i

belgium wins, finishes first round group undefeated. one of four teams who did that. >> uruguay's luis suarez is leaving the world cup in disgrace. tournament organizers came down hard on him for biting an italian player. suarez is bannedorganized socce months, and has a hefty fine. >> despite biting. nail biting all sorts of biting do. you know trading was some what halted during the first match it says. trading volume on wall street during the first half was off by 20%. >> i believe that. >> dropped more in the second half. estimated u.s. employers lost $400 million. i believe that. this is why we need nor soccer in the u.s. >> unbelievable. when we come back another friend engaged to beep married. off up >> the young star arrested hours age it's up next ♪ skinny so skinny >> and now it is time for "the skinny." with what is being looked at as big changes at the view. >> yep, abc release aid statement saying the show will be moving in an exciting new direction next season. to evolve the show creatively. but it looks like sherri shep

is gearing up for its match against befl belgium. jen rogers is ahead for room room. >> we'll look at what could be in store for the rest of the year. and the return for people express airlines. how the company expects to deliver more than just an '80s flash back. all that on "real money." >> so there are only two matches remaining in the round of 16, right? france and germany are through after winning their matches earlier today but it is the last match of this knockout stage that is on everyone's mind here. the u.s.a. versus belgium. gabe alesando has more in salvador. >> we are in the historic city of salvador. it is one of the oldest cities in brazil. the perfect place for the match between united states and belgium. expecting to bring more than 10,000 fans to cheer on the red, white and blue team here on tuesday when they play against belgium. we see people wearing dempsey jersey, i believe jerseys, they need all the support they can get to beat belgium. belgium has a lot of high quality players that play on some of the biggest

in france, belgium and holland. i'm sorry for all these numbers, i want to answer your question frsm the 620, there were 87 mo were able to get out waiting numbers before the nazis invaded, so numberalking about the 583. when the nazis came interest france, belgium and holland there were 583 st. louis passengers under their rule. mine --f you have 279from 538, you that survive so it's almost 50-50 if you're talking about under direct nazi rule. you in a sense of, to give more of a sense of numbers. in terms of the england passengers, we wanted to know to every single england passenger. there were two romanian born the st. louis who ended up in england during the war and they went back to romania. they didn't know english and they went back to romania. thatd find documentation they were alive at the end of the war, so they did survive. but i'm giving you that example to show how we had to make sure that every england passenger for. be accounted many of the male st. louis passengers in england were interned by the bri

belgium faced russia in group "h" seasoned. this is the first world cup appearance for both teams since 2002. the two sides were equally matched and finished the first half scoreless. the russian forward tried to find the net several times but couldn't connect. then in 80th minute, substitute belgian forward scored his first ever world cup goal. belgium beat russia 1-0. in another matching group, algeria defeated korea 4-2. algeria is next with three points. but south korea and russia still have a chance to advance. >>> now let's check out the world weather. >>> and that's going to do it for "newsline" at this hour. i'm hiro morita in tokyo. thanks for watching ♪ >>> "j-melo." >> hello and welcome to "j-melo," the only show that brings japanese music to the world. today we're turning the spotlight on "j" music now. we'll be getting up to date with trends in japanese music and ♪

belgium is the sixth team to qualify, how far can they get. they had a pretty good outing. >> yes, a lot of people coming into the tournament had good things to say about belgium. unsurprisingly. they made more progress in the last few years an any other nation of the fooea rankings -- f.i.f.a. rankings, they have a depth of talent. a goal score late in the game. all the goals have been scored by substitutes. what they is is a squad, not just a team. what i would question is whether belgium's starting 1 to 11 is good enough to succeed in the tournament in south america. maybe if it's in europe this is a testament. they won't worry about that. they are safely in the last 15. >> seems like belgium is a darling of the world cup. for fans that don't have their own nation to root for or the team has been eliminated. a lot of fans are falling to the belgium side. >> yes, not only do very have attractive talent. throughout the team, there's something about the belgium players and the quality they are producing. a lot much them these cases in club foo

rachel, i want to start with you, what do we know about the battle with belgium. >> belgium is a strong team. they went 3-3 in their first round matches and the last two times they played the united states before this world cup, they won both of those games. but they are not a power house team the way stay germany was. if you want to impress some of your friends with some soccer speak, you can talk about how the belgians haven't been playing very beautiful soccer since getting to brazil. the americans on the other hand they seem to only be getting stronger. remember, it was just 21 minutes into this world cup that they lost one of their best players, striker jozy altidore for that hamstring 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. >

probably going to face belgium if belgium wins group h, a possibility of algeria. what do you think of their chances there? there are a lot of tougher teams they could have ended up facing in the round of 16. >> there are. belgium is an excellent team. i think most people, most experts pick as the surprise team of this world cup, very talented although very young at the international staining. but players like eden hazard it, the list goes on and on. it's going to be a difficult task. there's no question. it looks like it's going to be belgium at the end of the day. but i look at it and say you look at the germany result and the portugal result. there's no reason why this team can't go and compete. i'm convinced in knowing this group fairly well that they will go and compete. >> i've got to ask you, because 20 years ago when the world cup was played here in the u.s., there were a lot of soccer fans. i was one of them. you were a big star at the time. but soccer has grown in that time period. that usa portugal game, there were 25 million people who watched it, more

making the final preps for belgium. belgium. the knockout round match less than 36 hours away. four teams have punched their ticket. we have more from brazil. >> reporter: miguel, alison, klinsmann changed his tune. he's now told his players to move back the flights of friends and family until july 14th, the day after the final. omar gonzalez let it slip as the team left to travel to salve dor ahead of the round 16 clash. the team will be based there the next couple days as the striker continues his quest to recover from a hamstring strain against ghana. on the whole, the team seemed relaxed about the challenge. they were pictured watching the netherlands/mexico game unfold. perhaps it served as a brutal reminder of what is at stake as mexico was sent home. miguel herrera, over the last few weeks was left for slated and angry. a controversial penalty saw the netherlands take a 2-1 win and sent mexico packing. thesetterlands may face costa rica next. back to you miguel and alison. >> i love miguel in his suit and tie going nuts. >> lots more world cup coverage coming up next hou

and we have our sights set on belgium. >> and tell us about belgium. you're very familiar with their players. >> yeah. i played with three of their top players. and i played against a lot of them in the english premier league. they're a tough team. but we're a tough match-up for anybody. and the way they're playing right now, we're going to give them a good game. >> we expect that from you, as well. we believe. and do you get any down time? i know the family is there with you now. they're able to go into practice. any kind of rest before tuesday? >> a little bit. but not too much. it's superfocused on playing. every now and again, they'll throw us a bone and allow us to see our families for a coffee or for dinner. more often than not, they're here to see the games an we're here to play. >> always have the game face on. you guys are not content. you want to keep going. all right, tim. hey, hope you are allowed to enjoy yourself just a little bit. and we'll be seeing you on tuesday. you take care. >> thank you. >> on tuesday. >>> right now, look at that

belgium and algeria were battling it out. belgium ended up winning 2-1. group h opener. hosts brazil are currently playing as we speak. mexico.y the score remained 0-0. we will give you more details later. you can see some very happy belgium fans watching that game from a fan park in rio de janeiro. those pictures are now coming to us live. citizens in spain have today theirand given overwhelming backing to the countries oil succession. -- royal succession. princess letizia will become the country's new queen. souvenir makers are excited about the coronation, as you might expect. the new monarch, his wife and two daughters are rising -- are riding the crest of a wave of popularity. trinkets are very much in demand. the top for a check of news stories. markus karlsson is back in studio. we are going to start by talking about the debt conundrum that argentina faces. >> we have learned that standard & poor's has slashed argentina as that argentina's credit rating. they say argentina could default on its debt. this was a u.s. supreme court decision that orders argentina one

i mean, belgium, what does belgium have? can't we let them have soccer? how big and proud is america going to feel if the 300 million person country beats little belgium at soccer? >> soccer is the haste empire that the u.s. has not conquered yet, okay? we're on the verge of doing it. look at our team now. that are five players on our team who were basically raised in germany, and that's -- and they're some of the best players. that's one of the upsides of the cold war and american imperialism. >> it's one of the things left on our national bucket list. we have to get it done. >> belgium is a lovely little place. they make really great chocolate. what's wrong with them winning a soccer game? judah freelander and krystal ball, thank you both very much. and i am going to watch that documentary you did for espn. that will be the one way i will try to get oriented to this sport. after that, if it doesn't work, i'm giving up. thank you very much. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've be

belgium in the knockout stage of a 1-0 victory. slomani, one-man wrecking crew right here. defenders over the keeper. 4-2, algeria, their first world cup win in 432 years. she was supposed to be the tiger woods of the lpga tours. years later, michelle we finally wins her first major at the u.s. women's open. bay area is legend, four shots back, five over 75, inkster finished nine back in her final open appearance. woodson makes a run at the six under 66. she was a sfroek back when wie lined up this long birdie putt on 17. wie would par 18 for a two-stroke victory at pinehurst. a break through win for michelle wie. >> just really went out there and had fun. you know, i had fun every week, but i really, you know, just -- i thought this event was so cool. the golf course is spectacular. i just had so much fun. i just went out there and really prepared well for in event. >> bring her down. an east coast road trip beck beckoning. the a's could have pulled tent after traili boston 6-1 today. but the a's, they don't fold tents. cocoa crisp garden gnome day. going for a four-game s

will count on howard again when it plays belgium on tuesday. cnn's chris cuomo talked with howard a short time ago. >> i felt like all season i've been in good rhythm with my club team and i feel like it's carried over. hopefully it can last a few games longer. >> now, when you look at belgium, how do you feel about them? how do you think you sized up against them? >> i think we match up really well with them. they're strong, powerful, defensively rock solid. in the attack they have some dangerous, tricky players. very much like germany, so we'll have our work cut out for us but we feel we're strong and powerful and we've been playing some of the best soccer that this team has seen, so hopefully we'll give as good as we get. >> how popular is the world cup when the united states team is playing? tim howard is the goalie, ask the techies over at espn. the watch espn site actually crashed yesterday or as the sports network later put it, there were limited issues because of unprecedented demand specifically more than 1.4 million streams. cnn techn

south korea will square off with belgium. looking back to wednesday's matches, a lot of happy french football fans out there and france finished the first round after ending their game 0-0 against ecuador. >> france is down to the last 16 as we expected, coming into this group stage game against ecuador and rio de janeiro. it was not a particularly fluid performance, france played much of the second half with ecuadorian side using 10 men, in the end the french finished with a draw. they had a number of chances -- and scored 16 goals in three matches coming into this one, but there were six changes to the starting lineup, and they beat the swiss by five goals to 2 in the previous matchup. some of the key players should be back -- and he will be back from suspension, he will be vital. who knows. olivia became imagine this one. argentina -- they want to avoid 16, anda in the last are in the group for the first time since 1998 when they won the world cup. the french focus is now fully on the next game. the next game is against ni

belgium one out of the favorite. why not. >> why not them

belgium beat algeria 2-1. belgium is leading group "h" with three points. russia and the korea republic will play later the same day. >>> four crippled reactors. a constant buildup of contaminated water. radioactive leaks threatening the environment. the people in charge of fukushima daiichi are struggling to control the plant. how will they stop the leaks and decommission the facilities? get the latest on the aftermath of the nuclear accident with in-depth reports and special features. nuclear watch, only on "newsline." >>> japan's government has decided to provide about $80 million to help evacuees return to their hometowns near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. officials at the reconstruction agency have announced that the fund will be given to fukushima prefecture and its 16 municipalities. it will be used for designing public rental housing for returning residents, building infrastructure for farming and industrial activities, and other rebuilding projects. >> translator: we expect the fund to help speed up rebuilding efforts in evacuation areas. >>

belgium beat algeria, 2-1. belgium leads group h with three points. south korea and russia are on a point each. and that was tuesday's action in brazil. >>> members of unesco's world heritage committee are expected to add a 19th century japanese silk mill to their sites. designations will be awarded later in week in doha, qatar. women from across japan are celebrating early by creating a special gift for the mill. >> reporter: all the people at the mill in tomioka are keeping their fingers crossed that the building receives world heritage status. in 1872, it was the first silk mill run by japan's government. young women from across japan lived and worked here. the raw silk they produced earned vital foreign currency. the mill closed in 1987 but no one has forgotten its contribution to modernizing japan and to the international silk industry. flowers decorate the mill. tourists crowd the premises anticipating world heritage status. >> translator: beautiful. >> translator: they're so soft. >> reporter: these flowers are made from silk cocoons. about 60

what a comeback from belgium. a few manchester united fans will wonder if fellaini could have done that for them this season. >> let's talk about the brazil, they are in action in a few minutes against a team they have sometimes struggled against. >> reporter: yes, i saw brazil play mexico in london at wembley stadium in the 2012 olympic final and brazil were expect to go win the olympic games for the first time, but mexico shocked them and peralta, who will be on the pinch is one of the players that played really well in that game the brazilians just didn't play well, there was also the confederations company. but they are always nerve thousands mexico might have something against them f brazil get a good result in the game they will be in such a strong position to qualify and make real progress at the tournament that they are desperate to win as the host nation. >> live from rio, thank you very much for that. as we have mentioned earlier the next match at the world cup is the host brazil back in action, for more

that's fine. >> in belgium they just cut to the chase. they call this room the sex room. and it was a very surprisingly lovely looking room, very large bathroom, very nice lighting in the bedroom, large sized bed, big sized bed, very neatly folded towels on the bed. and a little shocking, packets of condoms on the towels. >> the prisoners have a right to have private visit, but it's not only a sexual visit. prisoner can ask his father or his mother or his sister but mostly it is used as a sex room. >> so what's going on now, phillip? what are you preparing for? >> to visit my wife intimately, you know? very nice. >> and the banana? >> to get power. >> happy? excited? >> happy, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> the things human need, you know. and if you love someone, you need your sex with her, you need to be alone for two hours, you know? >> coming up -- >> i want to fight with the commando, the ex-commando. they are scared. i know this. >> burack ersen seeks justice. and later -- >> no. >> basically you threw somebody off the bridge and choked somebody to death? >> yes. >> a shockin

to have a chance against belgium -- it is possible to get it done, but belgium is about as good as germany, and they lost to germany. it is going to be tough to get it done. >> they lost to germany 1-0. >> germany could have had two or three goals. they were attacking hard. germany definitely was not going for the type. >> let us say we follow the prediction model. 74% chance they lose. what happens next? what is the overall chance? >> maybe go all the way down to winning the whole world cup with a 1% chance of getting it done. what we have seen teams like uconn in the march madness tournament. they did win. cups,were in 100 world the u.s. would win one of them. obviously, the numbers are against them. they are not the biggest favorite, but not the biggest underdog either. they are in the meaty part of the pack. top favorite is still brazil. au know who is really making push? germany. they have done really well. they have a good set of games going to help them get through. germany has moved up. you look at argentina. spain has dropped off completely because of their -- they are out altoget