The news that Folarin Balogun would be eligible to suit up against Belgium Monday night was met with near-universal celebration across the United States. Just don’t ask Belgian fans in the seat of U.S. power. POLITICO caught up with several of them at the Belgian embassy’s watch party at Wunder Garten, a trendy bar in…
President Donald Trump said earlier Monday that he didn’t know what a red card was before last Wednesday’s U.S.-Bosnia match. But FIFA President Gianni Infantino actually gave him a lesson on soccer’s disciplinary system during a 2018 Oval Office meeting after the United States secured the right to co-host the 2026 World Cup. During the…
Sam Liccardo said he “groaned excessively” when the U.S. national team’s Folarin Balogun was given a red card. Yet the Silicon Valley representative objected after President Donald Trump pressed FIFA to review the play at issue, before the world soccer organization suspended the penalty and allowed the U.S.’ lead scorer to play in today’s knockout…
It was a disastrous night for the co-hosts. And the United States men’s national team’s leader thinks the blame should fall squarely on his shoulders. After falling 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle, United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino spoke with FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft about the bitter result. “Maybe the explanation is so easy: it…
While the USA’s World Cup run ended in difficult fashion on Monday night in Seattle, former national team players noted that there are plenty of positives to take away from this tournament. Belgium knocked the U.S. out with an impressive performance that ended with a 4-1 win. The Americans conceded in the ninth minute. Malik…
What was such an inspiring World Cup journey came to a disappointing end. When the competition gets harder, there are more consequences for not performing. It can’t be a day when so many guys are passengers. On the day, it was simple: Belgium was the better side. The performance today was nowhere near what these…
United States forward Christian Pulisic could only watch from the bench as Belgium extinguished his team’s World Cup bid, ending a tournament in which the American star was hobbled by injuries and largely ineffective. The most accomplished U.S. striker, Pulisic was held scoreless in his second World Cup. He has 33 goals in 90 international…
On Monday, a battle between Iberian neighbors, Portugal and Spain, came to Dallas for a spot in the quarterfinals. It was a matchup of UEFA giants and extreme talent as the past decades of iconic excellence, Cristiano Ronaldo, met the present and future of the game, Lamine Yamal. It was also the first meeting between…
If you’re looking for an epic Golden Boot race, we’ve got you. If you want the defending champs and a GOAT trying to outrun Father Time, it’s there too. And if you want pure starpower, fear not: the 2026 World Cup has already delivered, and we’re not even to the quarterfinals. An eye-popping 46 players…
After losing to Belgium in the 2026 World Cup, the United States national team will soon begin a new cycle to build toward 2030. Projecting the player pool four years out is nearly impossible, but when looking at the current U.S. national team and the status of the youth teams, there are certainly some players…
