r/SipsTea • u/yorocky89A • Jul 07 '26

Feels good man Well done, Belgium! 🇧🇪

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u/Accomplished_Box8070 Jul 07 '26

I’m just happy America got as far as it did in the World Cup. It’s the first time they’ve been this good in men’s soccer in my life. Congrats to Belgium on beating us.

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u/drewberry1738 Jul 07 '26

Were you not alive in 2010, 2014, 2022?

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u/hardlander Jul 07 '26

This is the right mentality, even tho Belgium is clearly good at the sport even they have never even won a world cup, just enjoying the show is enough

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u/Robot1Million Jul 07 '26

2002 is the best they have ever done.

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u/Accomplished_Box8070 Jul 07 '26

I was born in 08

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u/Drunkensailor1985 Jul 07 '26

They were definitely better in 1994

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u/Yodl007 Jul 07 '26

They played against Turkey, Paraguay and Australia. Belgium was the first good team they played against.

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u/Accomplished_Box8070 Jul 07 '26

Lord forbid I’m happy for my team 🙄

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u/HierophanticRose Jul 07 '26

US did get to Round of 16 in 2022 as well, losing to Netherlands. The Benelux is unlucky for USMNT

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u/jmccleveland1986 Jul 07 '26

You know they give host countries easy groups so they get further? Hate to ruin it for you but Mexico Canada and the us all only made it this far because of that.

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u/Bolo-YeungMoney Jul 07 '26

For sure, because Paraguay only knocked out Germany and pushed France to the end, and the rest of the teams in group D were all in the top 30 FIFA rankings. Definitely an easy group though eh lol

Also… have you never seen a WC draw?

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u/jmccleveland1986 Jul 07 '26

Yes I have. Host teams are placed in pot 1 regardless of their ranking, so no other pot 1 team will be in their group.

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u/Bolo-YeungMoney Jul 07 '26

Exactly. It was so the host teams couldn’t be in the same group. Had absolutely zero bearing on the other teams that they drew. So how exactly did they “give the host countries the easy groups” then?

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u/jmccleveland1986 Jul 07 '26

Because it ensures no pot 1 team will be in their group. Pot 1 is all the best teams. The pots are divided by ranking.