thumbnail Hello,  The United States goalkeeper hailed the
striker's impact on Tuesday's last-16 encounter, whilst
admitting his disappointment that his team could not find a way
past the Red Devils  Tim Howard branded Romelu Lukaku the key
difference between the two sides as the United States' World Cup
came to an end against Belgium.  The Chelsea forward, who played
with Howard during his loan spell at Everton last season, came
on at the start of extra time and made an instant impact as he
played a hand in setting up Kevin De Bruyne's opener before
scoring himself to give the Red Devils a 2-1 win.  Howard, who
had kept the Americans in the contest with a series of excellent
stops, breaking the record for the number of saves in a World
Cup finals game with 15 in total, was full of praise for the
21-year-old's performance.  "They brought big Rom on and he was
a handful," the Stars and Stripes shot stopper told Fifa's
official website.  "He ran at us, scored a goal, created chances
for other guys. Big Rom chang