FIFA World Cup 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 2026

[Johnthewhite]

Is it just me, or is this Portugal vs Spain game boring as hell??

No it's not just you, it's like watching grass grow in a drought when there's a hosepipe ban.

[YorkshireSquare]

Is it just me, or is this Portugal vs Spain game boring as hell??

Was thinking the same. No tempo, no decent chances, crowd don't even seem up for it.

Should have been a decent game on paper.

[WhiteRose]

Odd game of football this one, just feels lethargic like a friendly, there’s no bite to it at all.

[Pullhard]

Very cagey stuff

… sense of inevitability there will be extra time

[BlackHillsPaul]

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I'm trying not to laugh at this.

I'm just glad it happened in Mexico and not the USA. As I'm SURE you all would find a way to blame it on us.....

[BlackHillsPaul]

Spain....

[Pullhard]

You have to feel sorry for Balogun as well, his name will go down in football history for all the wrong reasons through no fault of his own.

It’s wrong on multiple levels, regardless of the rights or wrongs of the red card.

Lots of collateral damage. It’s like downtown Moscow.
As you say, Balogun is impacted.
US team now branded as corrupt cheats which they don’t deserve … that can be hard to shake.

[Johnthewhite]

Spain....

At last

[Cjay]

Ronnie be straight on the phone to Trump anyway.

Result will be reversed if Spain win

[The Subhuman]

Portugal have stunk the place out today, deserve to lose. Ronaldo has just been pointless the entire tournament...

[CUSSIE01]

Thank the Lord for that

[The Subhuman]

Spain through at a canter, Portugal didn't turn up

[CUSSIE01]

Really sad to see Ronaldo & Fernandes going out, probably won’t sleep tonight.

[BlackHillsPaul]

It’s wrong on multiple levels, regardless of the rights or wrongs of the red card.

Lots of collateral damage. It’s like downtown Moscow.
As you say, Balogun is impacted.
US team now branded as corrupt cheats which they don’t deserve … that can be hard to shake.

So what if Pochettino decides not to play Balogun? What if he keeps him on the bench in favor of other players? Will the rest of World then respect us? Or will you just say he bowed to the pressure? And keep slagging us off?

I already know the answer. So I'll be happy to watch Balogun play tonight for USA. And I hope he scores a Hat Trick and we win the match! And then I'm going to delight in watching the rest of the world whine about it.

[Cjay]

So what if Pochettino decides not to play Balogun? What if he keeps him on the bench in favor of other players? Will the rest of World then respect us? Or will you just say he bowed to the pressure? And keep slagging us off?

I already know the answer. So I'll be happy to watch Balogun play tonight for USA. And I hope he scores a Hat Trick and we win the match! And then I'm going to delight in watching the rest of the world whine about it.

Yesterday you were sure the US government hadn't interfered, they had.

Now it's an us vs them thing

USMNT has received a lot of praise, many have enjoyed the World Cup and the singing and the games.

But the Orange criminal interfering in the biggest sporting event in the world, wrong.

It was a bad decision, happens all the time, you suck it up as they say

You don't have a little tantrum and call the bald puppet and have him jump through hoops to keep little Donny happy.

And unfortunately that's what it will be remembered for now no matter how far the US go.

Which isn't fair on the players or Poch.

Not to mention FIFA who could end up with a ton of legal issues.

I said I expected you would beat Belgium the other day, not now, they will be more motivated than ever.

[Cjay]

Portugal have stunk the place out today, deserve to lose. Ronaldo has just been pointless the entire tournament...

I imagine he served his purpose

[PhoenixUnited]

It’s wrong on multiple levels, regardless of the rights or wrongs of the red card.

Lots of collateral damage. It’s like downtown Moscow.
As you say, Balogun is impacted.
US team now branded as corrupt cheats which they don’t deserve … that can be hard to shake.

Anything the USAMT do from here on in, in this World Cup will be devalued.

Actually, I think the infamy of it all will stay with the USAMT for a very, very long time and will be a running joke associated with it for ever.

[CUSSIE01]

So what if Pochettino decides not to play Balogun? What if he keeps him on the bench in favor of other players? Will the rest of World then respect us? Or will you just say he bowed to the pressure? And keep slagging us off?

I already know the answer. So I'll be happy to watch Balogun play tonight for USA. And I hope he scores a Hat Trick and we win the match! And then I'm going to delight in watching the rest of the world whine about it.

Most people aren’t slagging the US off just FIFA, Trump & Infantino but the players, fans, manager & especially Balogun are going to be tainted for years to come. If there was a poll yesterday on who most on here would prefer to win the game I’d reckon it would’ve been around 60/70% USA, it’s probably down to about 5% now.
Win or lose they’re going to be called cheats for years to come, maybe it’ll galvanise the players & fans later, either way those who filled their pockets with brown envelopes won’t give a stih.

[CUSSIE01]

And so it begins

[The Subhuman]

The Quansah and Balogun thing is exactly the same....