FIFA World Cup 2026
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Master Chief
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BBC:
"Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia told reporters that Balogun "came to talk" after the game.
"I really liked that," he said. "It's not his fault, he's not the one to blame and that's what I told him." "
Balogun himself has nothing to do with the politics and seems rather embarrassed by it all. A very mature character and one hopes he bounces back from all this. It is clear that the saga weighed heavily on him during the match as he underperformed.
"Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia told reporters that Balogun "came to talk" after the game.
"I really liked that," he said. "It's not his fault, he's not the one to blame and that's what I told him." "
Balogun himself has nothing to do with the politics and seems rather embarrassed by it all. A very mature character and one hopes he bounces back from all this. It is clear that the saga weighed heavily on him during the match as he underperformed.
hussain0216
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The U.S team is actually not that bad, both it, it's domestic system and fans have come a long long way
And I wouldn't be surprised the U.S sporting system and money pushes the U.S into regular world cup contention in future
But Trump and this stupid saga, mixed with world politics, war, Gaza just made the U.S team into a target
And this Trump red card intervention just took away from the team and game and made a massive unnecessary issue and now everyone is celebrating a U.S defeat
Keep politics out of sports
And I wouldn't be surprised the U.S sporting system and money pushes the U.S into regular world cup contention in future
But Trump and this stupid saga, mixed with world politics, war, Gaza just made the U.S team into a target
And this Trump red card intervention just took away from the team and game and made a massive unnecessary issue and now everyone is celebrating a U.S defeat
Keep politics out of sports
Ali_Baba
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The US seems to be further integrating into global sport, in addition its own niche sports. Football is one, and Formula 1 is the one, alongside of course the various Olympics they participate in.
RocketLaw
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Halaand - a big viking guy
English translation:
Haaland confused the opponent by pretending to be tired, walking slowly in hopes that the opponent would go mark someone else—and that's exactly what happened. They left him alone, and he took advantage to score the goal.
English translation:
Haaland confused the opponent by pretending to be tired, walking slowly in hopes that the opponent would go mark someone else—and that's exactly what happened. They left him alone, and he took advantage to score the goal.
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Too late for that.
They block a referee from entering the country.
Treat the Iranian team like criminals.
Harass the Egyptian squad and man handle them.
Treat supporters like lepers - numerous reports.
Now this? Getting a red car overturned?
They complained about the world cup in Russia and Qatar - yet ran theirs like a sh1t show. No one cares about the improvement of the field the US have made - Trump and his twats have managed to ruin this too.
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At a glance
ByJoe Rindl
BBC Sport journalist
Charles de Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium as the United States became the third and final co-host to be knocked out of the World Cup.
It was a largely lethargic display by the US who had star striker Folarin Balogun in their starting line-up after President Donald Trump had asked Fifa to review his ban following his red card in the previous round.
Fifa responded by suspending the automatic one-match ban for 12 months but their leading scorer at the tournament, with three goals, was largely isolated as Belgium dominated the game.
They took the lead in the ninth minute when Nicolas Raskin's pass across the face of goal was tapped in by De Ketlaere.
The home side levelled in the 31st minute when Malik Tillman's free-kick took a wicked deflection off Belgium's Hans Vanaken.
- Charles de Ketelaere's tap-in gave Belgium early lead
- USA levelled mid-way through first half through Malik Tillman's deflected free-kick
- But shortly after De Ketelaere's header restored Belgium's lead
- The European side added a third through Hans Vanaken after an error from US keeper Matt Freese
- Substitute Romelu Lukaku scored a late fourth in second-half injury time
- Folarin Balogun had started for US after his one-match ban was suspended
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ByJoe Rindl
BBC Sport journalist
Charles de Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium as the United States became the third and final co-host to be knocked out of the World Cup.
It was a largely lethargic display by the US who had star striker Folarin Balogun in their starting line-up after President Donald Trump had asked Fifa to review his ban following his red card in the previous round.
Fifa responded by suspending the automatic one-match ban for 12 months but their leading scorer at the tournament, with three goals, was largely isolated as Belgium dominated the game.
They took the lead in the ninth minute when Nicolas Raskin's pass across the face of goal was tapped in by De Ketlaere.
The home side levelled in the 31st minute when Malik Tillman's free-kick took a wicked deflection off Belgium's Hans Vanaken.
ghazi52
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The US had been the last of the three co-hosts of the World Cup left in the competition following Mexico's defeat by England on Monday and Canada's loss to Morocco on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side were hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002 but underwhelmed in their biggest men's match in a generation.
But the build-up to the fixture was overshadowed by Fifa's decision to put Balogun's one-match ban on hold.
The 25-year-old had appeared certain to miss the match in Seattle after being shown a straight red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic in the previous round.
But on Sunday Fifa suspended the automatic one-match ban for 12 months, leading to widespread criticism.
Trump said on Monday, before the tie, that he asked Fifa to review Balogun's ban, which he said would have left a "big stain" on the tournament.
Mauricio Pochettino's side were hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002 but underwhelmed in their biggest men's match in a generation.
But the build-up to the fixture was overshadowed by Fifa's decision to put Balogun's one-match ban on hold.
The 25-year-old had appeared certain to miss the match in Seattle after being shown a straight red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic in the previous round.
But on Sunday Fifa suspended the automatic one-match ban for 12 months, leading to widespread criticism.
Trump said on Monday, before the tie, that he asked Fifa to review Balogun's ban, which he said would have left a "big stain" on the tournament.
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