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USA vs. Portugal, 2014 World Cup: Lineups and match thread

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Kevin C. Cox

Happy America day, Americaland! Today, the United States takes on Portugal in their second World Cup game. With a win, they'll be through to the knockout stage. With a draw, they're still in good shape. With a loss? Well, we don't talk about losses.

Jurgen Klinsmann has made a change, introducing Graham Zusi over Jozy Altidore instead of making a like-for-like switch at striker. Portugal have made a lot of changes due to injury.

Here's the lineups.

United States lineup (4-2-3-1): Tim Howard; DaMarcus Beasley, Matt Besler, Geoff Cameron, Fabian Johnson; Kyle Beckerman, Jermaine Jones; Graham Zusi, Michael Bradley, Alejandro Bedoya; Clint Dempsey.

Portugal lineup (4-3-3): Beto; André Almeida, Bruno Alves, Ricardo Costa, João Pereira;Miguel VelosoRaul Meireles, João Moutinho; Cristiano Ronaldo, Hélder Postiga, Nani.

And here's all the info you need to watch.

Match Date/Time: 23rd June, 6 p.m. ET

Venue: Arena Amazonia, Manaus

TV: ESPN (U.S. English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. Spanish), BBC One (U.K.), CBC (Canada), RTP1 (Portugal)

U.S. Announcers: Ian Darke, Taylor Twellman

Online: ESPN3 (U.S.), BBC iPlayer (U.K.), CBC Live Streaming (Canada)