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FakeNoose

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7. It's nice that the USA team made it to the final 16

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:20 PM

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Belgium deserved to win, they played an awesome match.

After this I think most Americans are going to tune out of the World Cup games.

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They played disconnected - passing wasn't crisp from the start. maxsolomon 17 hrs ago #34