And then came the win over Belgium.
What if the markets suddenly took fright over Belgium or France?
Soaring over Belgium, where his father, a priest, grew up, moves him.
The pivotal opening win over Belgium was a triumph of organisation for the Chelsea-bound manager.
USA's only victory over Belgium was in their first World Cup match, 3-0 in Montevideo in 1930.
And what is known as the "police war," fought all over Belgium, has been even worse here.
No more so than when they began falling from the sky over Belgium in the early 1940s.
In four years, hundreds of Allied planes — most belonging to Britain's Royal Air Force — would go down over Belgium.
Mead saw distinguished service during the war and has plane was shot down over Belgium in 1942.
Later, she got the bends during training for high-altitude flying, and on one occasion blacked out at 40,000ft over Belgium.
In other games, Lithuania moved closer to the quarterfinals with an 86-67 win over Belgium, and France beat Latvia, 102-91.
