World Cup 2026

Amazing goal...in the Upper90'

Brazil v Norway on now, England v Mexico at 8pm...going to be a fun night of futball'

Norway!! Great win wow!!

## Balogun Cleared to Play
For much of the weekend, it appeared the United States would be without leading scorer [Folarin Balogun]('https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/1676507/') after his controversial red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

That changed Sunday.

FIFA suspended Balogun’s one-match ban, making him available against Belgium in a major boost for the Americans. The decision dramatically altered both the tactical outlook and the betting market heading into kickoff.

Such BS. If FIFA is going to have any credibility he shouldn't play.

Now if the US wins it will be tarnished.

Haaland is a monster, so stoked with their win.

FIFA is a corrupt pile of crap, so sad...

Brazil had many chances but Haaland is something else!

Didn't see the Mexico vs England match but read it was a classic!

True, but that referee has a history and not one most would be proud of.

It was a great match to watch. Had a lot of exciting elements to it: Home field advantage/loud fans, skillful goals, penalty kicks, awesome goalie saves, rain, an almost brawl

Agreed

Crazy stuff with the FIFA ruling after Mr. Taco made the call to them. FIFA denied the Belgium appeal today as well.

Spain v Portugal up next at 3pm.

“credibility”. Lost long ago………….

Interesting. Pay out? 💰

Been for a long time……… Nothing to see here.

Deep trouble, hope I’m wrong.

No, we were ranked 17. they were 9.

We got whooped☹️

A far more eloquent evaluation of the game than my, "They're playing like CRAP!!!"

## Missed opportunity for the Americans
With tens of millions of Americans watching, with buzz and popular support like never before, in primetime on a Monday night with a global spotlight glaring, [this was an unprecedented opportunity for the USMNT]('https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7415331/2026/07/02/usmnt-world-cup-history-biggest-moment/'), for these American players and for the sport.

And they squandered it.

They flunked the biggest test of their life.

They got beat, badly, by a team that on paper was not that much better than them, if it was even better at all.

The USMNT was favored to beat a powerful European team in the World Cup’s round of 16 for the first time ever. But with all the momentum in the world, with more talent than ever before, it looked just like the 2022 team that lost to the Netherlands. It looked just like the 2014 team that lost to Belgium, or the 2010 team that lost to Ghana. It looked far worse than the 2002 team that beat Mexico at this very same stage, then gave the Germans all they could handle in a quarterfinal.

Gave up soft goals. Goal keeper play was embarrassing!

i still don't understand offsides...

Don’t feel bad, it’s a moving variable, unlike other offsides like hockey and football which are fixed points.