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. i guess so. i m glad. it s fabulous. so andy has been going down like what are the chances of the u.s. team winning and what are the about the timers saying betters saying. we also like to be optimism. las vegas, they always keep it real when it comes to these things. they are giving the united states only a 20% chance of winning this game against regulation. against belgium. this is during regulation now. they say 20% has a chance. carol, we are in the knockout round. there are no more ties. if we get through 90 minutes, and stoppage time, there s not going to be a tie. we will have two 15-minute periods, and if it s still tied
a win or a tie against germany. they re dangerous. they have got, they have talent. they have got an abundance. reporter: lose? then it gets more complicated. depends on the outcome of the portugal ghana game. a day many on team usa have had circled on their calendars. five u.s. players have german mothers and dual citizens. and u.s. manager, klinsmann, is a german soccer legend. as a player he led germany to the world cup title in 1990. as a coach, a third place finish in 2006. he said he counts many on the german side as good friends. i will give them big hugs before the game. and then, leave ate side. reporter: given the close ties between the u.s. and german teams and the fact that an actual tie means both advance, there has been a lot of speculation that maybe they will get together. come up with a secret conspiracy plan, and just play not to lose. but both sides have adamantly ruled that out. i think every athlete wants to win the game. we are not made for going to
here. this is bigger than a moment. usa! we re going to advance and keep going. we believe! we believe! reporter: what do you believe? we believe we re getting involved. we re in it, everyone is excited. everyone is going for it. reporter: does the usa have a realistic chance of getting into the semi finals or possibly winning the cup? oh, yeah. anything is possible. klinsmann doesn t just think we re underdogs. he believes we re here to stay. and so are we. we re not happy to be here. we want to get everybody involved. reporter: who do you want to face, russia, belgium o or algeria. belgium. if you want to be the best, we want to beat the best. we want belgium. reporter: weren t you supposed to be at work today? no work today. this takes priority. reporter: klinsmann, the usa coach, failed to get out, you would be tearing him apart, right? not exactly. we re just proud of our guys and
in terms of any strategy shifts that this will mean today because obviously the weather is huge in sport, specifically this one. we re not hearing too much. everybody has been very, very tight-lipped. we re pretty much expecting the exact same squad pretty much as we saw the usa field against portugal, and that worked out pretty good for them except for the last 30 seconds, but don t expect too many changes. these are these guys, they have worked so far and klinsmann is happen we them and we ll see how that goes. no big changes to report at this point. boy, the scene behind you is completely closed out since we last spoke to you. we can hear the rain. definitely going to be a factor. thank you for touching it out and coming to us this morning. back later on. what does this mean. are you going to put jozy altidore with the bad hamstring on the pitch if it s so slippery out there when you need him so much for the rest of the tournament? who knows? i ll tell you who does, greg lalas
reporter: all right, today is the day we will see what happens with this team usa if they are progressing or staying alive. all they need is a draw. that seals it, they are threw, no matter what. it is germany. it starts at the top with klinsmann. he was born in germany and played for germany. he coached for germany in the 2006 world cup. he s always been at odds with the german soccer culture. never fit it. it was rigid and strict. for klinsmann he was an emotional guy. it s an odd paradigm for him because he doesn t fit in with the american culture, either. he s trying to europeanize the culture. he was the start. there are five players on the squad who identify themselves as