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The pressure is high for both squads, but the United States already has relieved some of that tension by moving into the tournament's second round, an accomplishment some observers did not expect.

His U.S. squad will face the Netherlands on Saturday in a World Cup round-of-16 match, putting them a step away from the quarterfinals.

DOHA, Qatar — The education of Gregg Berhalter began at an elite boarding school in New Jersey and continued at the University of North Carolina. And while that book learning was fine and all, neither school taught Berhalter the subject he really wanted to study, which was soccer.

Playing a European power for a place in the quarters is not something the U.S. is taking lightly, even if the mood on the eve of the match was relaxed.

The United States plays the Netherlands on Saturday for a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Cup

The Oranje boss has flirted with the Belgium job ahead of a World Cup last 16 match against the United States in Qatar

On the eve of the elimination game, the Dutch side is worried about an illness moving through the team.

The Netherlands head coach, Louis van Gaal, has left the door open to taking the vacant Belgium manager’s job after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Coach’s Oranje can be scintillating but going into Saturday’s last-16 tie with the USA they are yet to dazzle for a full 90 minutes

Van Goal’s Netherlands take on Gregg Berhalter’s team on Saturday

The Netherlands may have coasted into the last 16, but they have so far flown under the radar at this World Cup.