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During yesterday's U.S. Men's National Team match against Belgium in the 2014 World Cup, USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard stopped just about everything that was kicked in his direction. Although the U.S. team eventually lost the match 2-1 in extra time, Belgium very easily could have won, like, 8-0 if not for Howard's outstanding performance in goal. He saved 16 shots—the most saves recorded by a goalie in the World Cup in the last 50 years—and he did it in a variety of different ways. He jumped and dove and laid out to prevent Belgium from scoring time and time and time again.
So that got people on Twitter to thinking: If Howard can save shots in the World Cup on the biggest stage in soccer, what else could he potentially save? And to try and answer that question, the #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave hashtag was born. Click through our gallery to see the 16 funniest #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave memes that we've come across since they started popping up on our timelines. One for every spectacular save that Howard made during the USMNT's game yesterday...
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@MuhlinduhhhMarie
If only Tim Howard had been around 100 million years ago...
@paddypower
Maybe you wouldn't be so afraid to go into the ocean this summer.
@MTowers95
You would have had a much happier childhood.
@whipers1
Technically, the Tower of Pisa doesn't need saving. At least, not right now. But wouldn't you feel better with Tim Howard standing guard?
@MeghanBouvet
Take that, Netflix!
@mark_munzo
This would have made for a much better Titanic movie.
@Hala___Madrid
100 percent effective!
@SteweyGriffn
Nipplegate disaster averted.
@SF_Tomczak
Save our 4th of July BBQs, Tim!
@NOT_MOTD
If anyone could have saved Kanye here, it would have been Tim Howard.
@sixpacksportz
Mind blown.
@HuffPostUKPics
Tim Howard's big-ass goalie gloves would have fared better than Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder.
@Xlibris1
The economy needs saving.
@jaysonhobby
He came in like a wreeeeeeecking ball!
@LewisHamilton
Better than AAA.
@Ryan_5afc
Look out for that shov…oh, nevermind.
