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Belgium certainly looks to be on a different level. Better energy. Better balls. Playing loose. Almost like something happened that galvanized their entire team.
2026 World Cup
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Belgium certainly looks to be on a different level. Better energy. Better balls. Playing loose. Almost like something happened that galvanized their entire team.
This game is a reality check for a lot of bandwagon American soccer fans.
the Belgian keeper plays for Real Madrid and the American keeper plays for an 8th place MLS team.
Such a bad note to go out on. I am glad we got to the elimination round but truly never felt the hype for this team. Hopefully we build on group stage success for next WC, but imho gotta continue to get more US players into high level leagues like EPL, La Liga, etc.
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. They can’t use a slow motion replay to give a red card. They’ve made the right decision.
Had absolutely nothing to do with the outcome. Team USA was outclassed. A failure of both execution and coaching.
Really surprised at how soft we looked on defense. Just *looked* like we lacked intensity and some dumb mistakes.
Yup, the tentativeness and passivity we displayed are a failure of coaching. The coach has to know how to motivate and psychologically prepare players for the game, and to take the pulse of his team.
This guy's English is poor, it's hard to understand him, and as such he lacks the complex vocabulary and communication skills needed to properly motivate.
Hopefully he'll be gone shortly.
Karma for what? The USMNT had nothing to do with FIFA’s decision. That was all FIFA process ugliness and politics. The team itself deserved our support and played with class throughout the tourney. And we’ve hosted the tourney with class also. Just outmatched tonight, compounded by awful mistakes.
I thought we played scared, gave too much space defensively as if we were afraid of them off the dribble. Almost no ball pressure...and then when we'd gain possession we immediately turned it over. Freese's gaffe was the backbreaker, I thought we came out strong in the second half and that just sucked the life out of us.
All time stinkers from Pulisic and Dest. Liked what I saw from Reyna and Berhalter. Hard to believe a country with such a strong lineage of top tier keepers can't find someone better but here we are. Put Tim Howard in net and that was a game.
I know the U21 and U19 teams have had some promising international results, hope there is some high end talent there because this golden generation ain't it.
All time stinkers from Pulisic and Dest. Liked what I saw from Reyna and Berhalter. Hard to believe a country with such a strong lineage of top tier keepers can't find someone better but here we are. Put Tim Howard in net and that was a game.
I know the U21 and U19 teams have had some promising international results, hope there is some high end talent there because this golden generation ain't it.
You don’t think a politician sticking his beak in and pressuring FIFA to make an unprecedented change, completely changing the dynamic of the team and game plan for Belgium provided some extra motivation?
I agree that Belgium is a better program than us soccer but you could tell when the Belgium players were doing the jerking two dudes off trump dance at the end it certainly was on their minds