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Steve Cherundolo named U.S. men’s Olympic head coach
The 2028 Olympics are less than two years away, and the United States have a coach. Today, U.S. Soccer named Steve Cherundolo the head coach of the U.S. U-23 men’s national team that will compete at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Cherundolo, who had 87 caps and appeared in three World Cups for the USMNT, is […]
2026 World Cup quarterfinals, Matchday 1: Match thread and discussion
The 2026 World Cup has reached the quarterfinals, and the first one on deck is a rematch from 2022. Today, France will take on Morocco in the first quarterfinal, and it should be an incredible match between two strong teams. The two teams faced each other in the 2022 World Cup semifinals, with France getting […]
World Cup Reacts: Who are you rooting for the rest of the World Cup?
The 2026 World Cup continues as eight teams remain in the tournament. Sadly, the United States is not among them, but the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final should still have plenty of action as one team will eventually stand tall as champions. France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Norway, England, Argentina, and Switzerland are the remaining teams […]
Should Mauricio Pochettino Continue as USMNT Head Coach for 2030?
The United States men’s national team has seen their 2026 World Cup journey come to an end, as they lost 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle on Monday evening. There will be many postmortems about how that match went down as well as looking back at the overall journey for the USMNT, which saw them win […]
USMNT vs. Belgium: What we learned – same question, different generation
Following what might be the best performance by a USMNT side in a loss ever when the team fell to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup, a friend from Mexico said to me – “jugaron con ganas” – they played with desire. That team had immense belief, played with heart, and left everything on the […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 16 Matchday 4: Match thread and discussion
The Round of 16 is drawing to a close, and tomorrow will be the first day with no World Cup games since the tournament began 26 days ago on June 11. The quarterfinals will begin on Thursday. The early game is Argentina and Egypt. Lionel Messi and Argentina started the tournament incredibly well, before showing […]
USA crashes out of World Cup with Round of 16 loss to Belgium
It’s over. The USA has been defeated, and its 2026 World Cup is over. FIFA’s reversal of Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension meant Mauricio Pochettino could name his preferred starting lineup. Rudi Garcia named a starting XI for Belgium that surprisingly excluded both Kevin De Bruyne and Jérémy Doku. Belgium were on top from the […]
USA vs. Belgium, 2026 World Cup: Community player ratings
Sadness. The USMNT bowed out of the 2026 World Cup in humbling fashion, falling to Belgium 4-1. It was a comprehensively underwhelming performance as the likely Achilles heel of the team, identified before the tournament, reared it’s ugly head with the defense putting in a easily the worst performance of the campaign. The offense wasn’t […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 16 Matchday 3: Match thread and discussion
While the nation is solidly focused on the USA vs. Belgium this evening, there is another soccer game happening today. Portugal will take on Spain for a chance to see who the best team in the Iberian peninsula excluding Gibraltar is. The match will feature Portugal trying to open things up and get the last […]
USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026 World Cup: Man of the Match
The USMNT won their first World Cup knockout match in 24 years by defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday night. The match wasn’t without it’s difficulties, the US dominated possession early but didn’t find many great looks at goal. However, Folarin Balogun would find the back of the net just before the end of […]
2026 World Cup: Previewing USA vs. Belgium – The game of their lives
The USMNT has now won it’s group in the World Cup and exceeded the number of games its won in a single tournament. Not only that, but the team beat a European opponent for the first time in at least this group’s time together. Now there is an entirely new challenge before the team as […]
USA vs. Belgium, 2026 World Cup: Time, TV schedule, streaming and lineups
The United States Men’s National Team hit the field tonight in the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 to face Belgium in Seattle. The USMNT hope to keep the momentum train going, and they hope Lumen Field can once again become an American fortress. The USMNT was boosted yesterday by the surprise news that forward […]
Balogun Available for Belgium Game, says FIFA
In the United States Men’s National Team’s match against Bosnia Herzegovina on July 1st, Folarin Balogun picked up a red card for a serious foul and was ejected from the game in a decision that was heavily criticized after the match. That red card came with an automatic one-game suspension that had Balogun set to […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 16 Matchday 2: Match thread and discussion
The Round of 16 is underway, kicked off today by Morocco’s 3-0 win over Canada and France’s 1-0 defeat of Paraguay. Today’s games feature Erling Haaland and Norway against Brazil in New Jersey, and Harry Kane and England against Mexico in Mexico City. Brazil started off their tournament with a 1-1 draw against Morocco (where […]
USA vs. Belgium, 2026 World Cup: Scouting Belgium
The United States Men’s National Team continues to advance at the 2026 World Cup, having taken down Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 by a 2-0 margin. The tournament field continues to narrow, and the opponents grow more daunting, with Belgium hoping to spoil the co-hosts’ party and advance to the quarterfinal. The […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 16 Matchday 1: Match thread and discussion
The Round of 16 is set. Today, the matches begin as co-hosts Canada face Morocco, followed by Paraguay taking on France. Canada arrived in the Round of 16 for the first time ever, defeating South Africa off a late goal. They are hoping they can continue to be “Canadian heroes” and take out a Morocco […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 32 Matchday 6: Match thread and discussion
The World Cup is down to 19 teams, and by the end of tonight, it will be down to the last 16. Mohamed Salah and Egypt meet Australia in our opener. Australia started things off with a 2-0 win over Türkiye before losing 0-2 to the US, and ended on a 0-0 draw with Paraguay […]
10-man USA gets Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mauricio Pochettino named the same starting lineup for the USA that rolled out for a 4-1 win against Paraguay in their opening World Cup match. Bosnia and Herzegovina created some opportunities early, with Matt Freese forced to palm out an 11th-minute corner kick that was goal-bound. Folarin Balogun sent a shot wide in the 15th […]
USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026 World Cup: Community player ratings
The USMNT began the knockout phase of the World Cup on Wednesday night taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32. The US lineup was identical to their opening match lineup as Christian Pulisic was fully fit and Mauricio Pochettino returned to his preferred eleven after massive changes in the final group stage […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 32 Matchday 5: Match thread and discussion
Today is the penultimate day of the World Cup’s first-ever round of 32. The opening match, at 3pm Eastern, features Lamine Yamal and tournament favorites Spain meeting David Alaba and Austria. Spain got off to a slow start with a 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, but rebounded with a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia before […]
USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2026 World Cup: Time, TV schedule, streaming and lineups
The United States Men’s National Team have reached the Round of 32, and now the tournament really begins. Because as they hit the field tonight against Bosnia & Herzegovina, one thing’s for certain: winner stays, loser goes home. The USMNT got here by winning Group D despite a final matchday loss to Türkiye with literally […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 32 Matchday 4: Match thread and discussion
All together, this has been an entertaining, fun, and surprising World Cup on the field at least. That sprit will continue with a slate of three games stretching from coast to coast as we begin a new month. England will take on DR Congo as they hope to advance to the Round of 16. The […]
2026 World Cup: Previewing USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina – It’s all on the line
Following a loss to Türkiye that was very much an exercise in self-preservation, the USA now looks to face Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Round of 32. But first… there was the Türkiye game and while it was a lot of things – a second pick roster to get the starters some well needed rest, […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 32 Matchday 3: Match thread and discussion
Holy Tornado! There are very few sure things in life that are certain – death, taxes, and Germany winning soccer games. At least one of those things was thrown into doubt yesterday with Paraguay knocking out the perennial World Cup contenders in a penalty shoot out. Elsewhere, the Netherlands fell to Morocco and Brazil struggled […]
2026 World Cup, Round of 32 Matchday 2: Match thread and discussion
We are in the second matchday for the Round of 32, and there are three matches for us to enjoy today. First, Brazil will face Japan in Houston, while Germany will take on Paraguay in Foxborough. In the night cap, the Netherlands will take the field against Morocco in what should be a terrific match. […]
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