RIP Roughnecks

Forever Orange

[Matthew Doyle @MattDoyle76]

A younger USMNT played a better Netherlands side closer and tougher than this four years ago, and did so halfway around the world.

Wonder what the biggest difference was. Any ideas?

[nick wright @getnickwright]

Pulisic skipped the Gold Cup—much to the dismay of many current & former teammates & his coach—to be “best ready” for the World Cup.

He then went 6 months without scoring before the World Cup & then in the 5 games of the World Cup he missed one & left two early with injury.

[RIP Roughnecks @DepressedDynamo]

@ClutchSoccer With Ream's age thats basically a guarantee.

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

🇺🇸 For a tournament that started with so much promise, the United States journey at the World Cup ends exactly where it did in 2022, 2014 and 2010: The round of 16.

This loss, unlike the others, was an ass-whooping.

At a home World Cup... this is a disappointment.

[Mark Valorian @markvalorian]

Once you fully debunk the “technical justification,” the argument against Balogun’s reinstatement collapses to an irrational cling to normalcy:

“This has never happened before, therefore it is unfair.”

I can understand the gut reaction, but this is just as fundamentally illogical as the technical justification.

If we concede the red card was undeserved, why is it a bad thing for FIFA to adapt and correct a wrong? Is it preferable to deliberately allow an unjustified suspension to be carried out?

And why is it fundamentally unfair for this to be the first time they do it anyways? There is “legal” precedent; FIFA has the documented ability to review disciplinary measures and suspensions. Just because this scenario happened to play out at this stage of the tournament doesn’t change the fact that the red card was totally undeserved.

If there were another immediate example in this tournament of an egregiously incorrect card being applied that was NOT corrected by FIFA, then there would be an issue. But as it stands, there is simply no rational argument for why this should not be the first.

Of course, when you boil it down, the argument is not really about either the technical justification or the normalcy, but more that it’s just the USA that is the beneficiary. And I’m sorry to say, but if that is driving your sentiment, you need to get over yourself.

The facts of the matter are clear: this was an unjustified red card that should have been corrected, regardless of the team it was applied to. FIFA absolutely made the right decision, and the game and tournament is better for it.

[Stu Holden @stuholden]

Phew, glad we accepted 😂

[Houston Astros @astros]

THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND.

#ChaseTheFight

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

🎉 happy birthday @balogun! 🎉

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

FOUND A WAY THROUGH! 🇺🇸

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

MALIK TILLMAN FREE KICK GOLAZO AND THE @USMNT IS UP 2-0 🇺🇸

Advantage doubled even down to 10 men.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

MALIK TILLMAN THAT IS MAGNIFICENT

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

You’ve gotta be kidding me….

🇺🇸

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

Flo Balogun gets another goal at this FIFA World Cup to give the @USMNT a 1-0 lead in the Bay 🔥

[Houston Astros @astros]

YORDAN. GRAND. SLAM.

#VoteYordan⭐️ https://t.co/cccRi1XYyT

[Houston Astros @astros]

Happy birthday, Yordan! 🥳

[RIP Roughnecks @DepressedDynamo]

@AndyJMacc The striped one can be improved easily by having 13.

[Ryan M. Spaeder @theaceofspaeder]

Fathers and sons struck out by Nolan Ryan:

Sandy Alomar Sr.
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Roberto Alomar
Bobby Bonds
Barry Bonds
Tito Francona
Terry Francona
Ken Griffey Sr.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Hal McRae
Brian McRae
Tony Perez
Eduardo Perez
Ducky Schofield
Dick Schofield
Maury Wills
Bump Wills

[RIP Roughnecks @DepressedDynamo]

@Qwellster @ThePSUTroll There are more than 13 stripes on these though.

[Houston Astros @astros]

GOAT sighting @DaikinPark 👀

#VoteAltuve ⭐️ https://t.co/W06pfHQMR1

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

GEM OF A WIN IN EMERALD CITY!