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As an American Tottenham fan I am over the moon with how Poch has transformed Team USA and I was so ready to watch them beat Belgium without one of their best players.
Now it just looks stupid, like no one believes they could do it without this one guy. On top of the optics of it now Belgium has an extra reason to fight, it will absolutly light a fire under them. Was it a red card? No, it should have been a yellow but that's the game. You put the chip on your shoulder and go out there and fuck shit up. Now Belgium has the chip.
Just another example of the whining bitch culture the US has become under trump, the biggest thin skinned bitch of them all.
Norway is on form and are going to give England a great run and France are going to be hard to beat. People have been dogging this WC but honestly its been entertaining. The officiating has been half trash but the games have mostly been lit and the upsets have been great.
It was a red. It was dangerous and could have broken his ankle, even if he didn't intend it.
Belgium are crap, but would have comfortably beaten USA.
No one believes you can do it without that one guy before this. He's been carrying you.
They shouldn't have fucked with the ruling at all, but lmao at "dangerous"
It could only possibly be considered dangerous if you thought he intentionally stepped on Muharemović's ankle. Straight reds are typically reserved for aggressive plays that are either clearly malicious or willfully reckless.
Balogun was playing the ball without looking where he was stepping - at worst it should have been a yellow. Careless? Definitely. Dangerous? Lmao, I guess taking a reaching step is dangerous now
But thats really not the problem anymore - the league overriding the decision reaks of corruption and does a disservice to everyone involved, including the USA team.
I agree with. I just want to say you’re delusional to think the US could beat Belgium with or without this player.
Edit - I see the Americunts are voting with their feelings again
We will see.
Edit: welp, they looked like shit. Belgium played better than they have all tournament. Belgium came out with the chip square on their shoulder and USA shit the bed. I was wrong, oh well.