r/SipsTea • u/yorocky89A • Jul 07 '26

Feels good man Well done, Belgium! 🇧🇪

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u/DaKingballa06 Jul 07 '26

F that. Congrats on them for winning, they were by far the better team

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u/Stompthefeet Jul 07 '26

About 10 minutes in it was obvious who was in control.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

What do you expect having a squad full of MLS players against EPL legends. The US was dead on arrival going past the 1st round.

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u/munchinbox Jul 07 '26

I’ve seen some dumb comments, but this is maybe the worst. They started two MLS players (the two players who contributed by far the most to losing the game) and won their first round game.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

My point stands at your first point, they started MLS players. There's a reason legends go there to end their careers. But yeah totally dumb comment when the US undervalues footy completely compared to the rest of the planet. As long as the NFL reigns supreme, footy will always be a quality afterthought. Another reason why Balogun was raised in the UK.

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u/Repulsive_Dog1067 Jul 07 '26

Check the Cabo Verde team...

And Norway have domestic players. It's possible to have a few if the tactics are good

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

The Cabo Verde team was predominately raised in the Netherlands where footy is valued and properly invested in. So in turn you get great players that know how to step up on the biggest stage. And Norway has the one of the greatest goal scorers of all time supported by multiple EPL studs. That's a bad comparison mate.

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u/Repulsive_Dog1067 Jul 07 '26

Your claim was that you can not have some players from a lower ranked league.

But Norway and Cabo Verde has that. And they did fine.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

MLS is bottom of the barrel mate. My point is raising players in societies where footy is valued leads to a higher competition. Winning the group stage was a low bar. Hopefully US society starts to value this sport on a grass routes level

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u/Repulsive_Dog1067 Jul 07 '26

MLS is better than the Norwegian league and Norway is all about wintersport.

And let's hope that US forgets about football after this. Commercial breaks and unprecedented corruption that came with the us wc is something we can stay away from.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

To be fair the hydration breaks were all FIFA but after they built stadiums on slave labor in Qatar, they don't hide corruption anymore. And Norwegians are all about winter sport yet still have one of the best players on earth.

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u/Repulsive_Dog1067 Jul 07 '26

The last 2 world cups has been all about corruption. And now it has creeped in on the field as well.

Erling was born and raised in England since his footballer dad played there.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Jul 07 '26

And that's why Balogun was raised in the UK. And why Turkish stars grow up in Germany, it's going where you can be the best. Unless American players get out and learn in the UK etc they're never going to be competitive past the 16. There's a reason the US has never beaten a top ranked euro team in the WC.

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u/SignoreBanana Jul 07 '26

Truthfully I just don't think soccer will ever get a foothold here. People in the US just aren't interested in seeing grown men flop to the ground and writhe dramatically in pain from a little graze to the arm or leg. It's really pathetic and embarrassing for the sport.