World Cup 2026

[Valmy]

Well as if this day couldn't be any more embarrasing for the USMNT they ended up getting their asses kicked.

One day turned this from looking like our best World Cup ever to a face planting humiliation and disgrace. Thanks Trump.

Son of a bitch.

[Zoupa]

To be honest you kicked the hornet's nest there. I haven't seen Belgium play that passionate since their semi-final against us 8 years ago.

[DGuller]

I think it was classy of Balogun to refuse to play despite being granted the "suspension".

[Jacob]

I think it was classy of Balogun to refuse to play despite being granted the "suspension".

  

[Valmy]

I think it was classy of Balogun to refuse to play despite being granted the "suspension".

 

[Zoupa]

Americans are the embodiment of solidarity. None of them showed up.

[Zoupa]

Soccer is a just sport

No.

Paraguay 0 - 1 France 
Brazil 1 - 2 Norway 
Mexico 2 - 3 England
US 1 - 4 Belgium

[Norgy]

I confess I have not watched the full games of last night.

The results, though...

While I have not watched all of Portugal's games, a team of such talent seems to me to have been hindered more than helped by CR7. I suspect the stories of other players' discontent regarding his role now emerging will be only the tip of the iceberg.
Spain fails to entertain me in the fashion the earlier tiki-taka champions did, but well done, I suppose.

The United States' run is over. I hope The Athletic writer who was quite confident the US could win the World Cup never stops believing, but perhaps also looks at other teams before making grandiose statements.

Tonight, I am as Egyptian as Nasser and Cleopatra. Or something. 

[Syt]

On the US red card. Part of football (for better or worse) is the ref sometimes getting it wrong or making a bad decision that another ref wouldn't have done.

But unless it's so egregious that it can't stand you have to live with it. A Bundesliga match from the 90s comes to mind where a Bayern player hit the ball closely past the goal but it ended up in the side of the net. The ref thought it had gone into the goal. After review, the match was repeated. With red cards you might sometimes get a multi-match ban reduced on appeal - say, instead of 3 matches you miss 1.

And WC refereeing can be inconsistent and all over the place - you often bring in less experienced refs from smaller federations because you want to be inclusive and give them some additional experience.

At any rate, in this case I think FIFA taking it back (with or without Trump interference) is just another big stain on their plenty tarnished reputation. Whether you agree with the red card or not, it's not significantly worse than other decisions that stood in the past or in this tournament or that will doubtlessly occur in future tournaments.

I guess Merz should have given Ifantino a call after the disallowed goal in Germany-Paraguay.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Soccer is a just sport

It's warfare by other means

[Norgy]

Soccer is a just sport

It's warfare by other means

This is true. It can in many countries be the most uniting thing. I am curious, does it unite Belgians?

For Norway's part, the World Cup has been a love-fest.

[jimmy olsen]

At any rate, in this case I think FIFA taking it back (with or without Trump interference) is just another big stain on their plenty tarnished reputation.

I mean FIFA is complicit in the fucking Arab slave trade, officiating decisions and red cards hardly matters in the face of that.

[garbon]

At any rate, in this case I think FIFA taking it back (with or without Trump interference) is just another big stain on their plenty tarnished reputation.

I mean FIFA is complicit in the fucking Arab slave trade, officiating decisions and red cards hardly matters in the face of that.

Good point

[Syt]

At any rate, in this case I think FIFA taking it back (with or without Trump interference) is just another big stain on their plenty tarnished reputation.

I mean FIFA is complicit in the fucking Arab slave trade, officiating decisions and red cards hardly matters in the face of that.

I'm sure they've learned their lesson and they will make sure Saudi-Arabia is squeaky clean for the 2032 World Cup.

[HVC]

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