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Christian Pulisic's United States may have crashed out in the Round of 16 at the World Cup but the Chelsea winger has achieved what he set out to do before the tournament started

The Dutch show the Americans the importance of putting the ball in the net and Australia succumb to the wonders of Messi.

Argentinian captain Lionel Messi scores against Australia in his 1,000th professional game; Netherlands send USA home.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — At the final whistle Tyler Adams dropped to his knees outside the U.S. penalty area, overcome by exhaustion and emotion. Haji Wright struck a similar pose near midfield and stayed there a while, unwilling or unable to be consoled by a stream of well-meaning teammates.

Argentina will face Netherlands in the quarter-finals after the first round of 16 matches were played on Saturday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The U.S. national team started play in the World Cup two weeks ago with two objectives.

There are still barriers for this group and its young core to break, but the Netherlands’ ruthlessness over key moments spelled the end for the U.S.

As long as there’s Louis…Europe has hope.

What happens when a sports team meets expectations?