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[Herd w/Colin Cowherd @TheHerd]

"Of all the players on the USMNT he failed to carry his burden the most. It's not harsh to say that he seems to be fragile."

@colincowherd and @getnickwright discuss Christian Pulisic's World Cup

[Varad Mehta @varadmehta]

No one who watched Cape Verde take Argentina to within minutes of penalties can find the USMNT's performance against Belgium last night acceptable in any way, shape, or form. Nothing less than a down-to-the-studs teardown and rebuild will suffice after this debacle.

[HT @hunterthom_]

Cape Verde gave Uruguay, Spain, & Argentina a run for their money. Then comes Belgium, and we fold. It's pathetic.

[HT @hunterthom_]

Being a Top 16 team in the world isn't success or failure, it's mediocrity. That isn't the American spirit. It's mind-boggling that in a country of 340+ million, with the best economy & some of the best athletic talent in the world, we can't produce 11 guys to win a WC.

[Caleb Noe @CalebNoeTV]

“Now I get time to rest, so it’ll be okay.”

Is that really how we’re looking at this?
Can’t believe this is real.

[Nico Cantor @Nicocantor1]

If this makes you proud as a USMNT supporter, then you’re part of the problem.

NOW is the time to DEMAND more from US Soccer.

This is supposed to boil your blood. We were sold the idea of a World Cup on our soil changing soccer forever.

We beat the teams we were supposed to beat and lost to the ones better than us. A lot of hype to only end up in the same place as always.

[Caleb Adams @itscalebadams]

Never compare this generation with the Dempsey/Donovan/Howard one.

They faced a Belgium team that had the golden generation in or entering their primes, and gave them an absolute BATTLE.

It's not about us losing, it's HOW we lost that makes this an utter embarrassment to our nation.

[HT @hunterthom_]

Good on her calling out Pulisic & the team. She’s won 2 World Cups. She knows what it takes. This team is lightyears from what she’s achieved.

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

Carli Lloyd following the USMNT loss to Belgium — saying the USA looked scared, and her disappointment with Christian Pulisic’s performances across the entire tournament.

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

The USMNT was favoured to beat a powerful European team in the World Cup’s round of 16 for the first time ever.

But with all the momentum in the world, with more talent than ever before, it looked just like the 2022 team that lost to the Netherlands.

It looked just like the 2014 team that lost to Belgium, or the 2010 team that lost to Ghana. It looked far worse than the 2002 team that beat Mexico at this very same stage, then gave the Germans all they could handle in a quarterfinal.

It looked like American men’s soccer’s progress had, over the past month, been vastly overstated.

📝 @HenryBushnell

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[MLS Transfers @MLSTransfers]

#USMNT going out in the Round of 16 once again. Pochettino was supposed to change this. This “golden generation” was supposed to change this. Hosting the WC was supposed to change this.

Same old, same old.

[Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire]

Clarifying loss by the #USMNT lets talk about it with clear eyed truth:

Mauricio Pochettino is the right manager keep him at all cost

The Pusilic as leader experiment needs to be over. He aint. He can be a complimentary piece but he isnt mentally or physically available when you need him and cant be great if not available. He no showed first half then got hurt again. Amazing talent, too weak & inconsistent to build around

US attack has grown, but defensively we arent that close. Must develop a back line. And goalkeeper long was a strength for US teams but that was embarassing tonight.

There is young talent to keep developing so not doom & gloom.

No moral victories, we played stupidly in face of a better team and paid for it. Learn from it or doomed to repeat it. We are repeating. Demand learning. Next level only comes with accountability and change.

Squandered opportunity. Still proud to be America, do the work to do better

Great World Cup even with this disappointment, excited to see the rest of it.

Onward.

[Danny Parkins @DannyParkins]

No, the World Cup was not a success for USMNT.

They were eliminated in the Round of 16 just like their last 3 trips to the World Cup.

Pulisic removed himself from the superstar conversation.

They won a knockout game but it came with an expanded field.

Massive dissapointment.

[nick wright @getnickwright]

To be clear, there were a TON of reasons the @USMNT lost today—primarily that Belgium was way better in all facets.

But to have the man who is supposed to be the greatest player in the history of our country simply no-show in the biggest tournament of his life is just awful.

[nick wright @getnickwright]

This has been the World Cup of stars carrying their teams.

Our alleged star got kicked in the calf, missed a game and a half, made almost zero impact outside of the first half of the first game, and then begged out in the biggest game of his career.

So utterly disappointing.

[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.

[HT @hunterthom_]

I watched this USMNT play Belgium 12 years ago in the WC. This team felt different. Nope. At least in that game 12 years ago, our defense didn’t allow goals until late. 4-1 is pathetic. That performance was better than tonight’s. We looked like Paraguay in our first game.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

A team that inspired a nation. Thank you, @USMNT.

[Ian O'Connor @Ian_OConnor]

Hate us for it if you want, but the U.S. did what was necessary and right for Folarin Balogun’s return at the World Cup.

https://t.co/uQRDplKUH4

[HT @hunterthom_]

@harrythom_ 🤣

[HT @hunterthom_]

Balogun red card suspension has turned political too fast. The optics are bad but Trump never asked FIFA to suspend the card, he asked them to review it. The subsequent review & decision appears to have been independent. And such a suspension has precedent.

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

You root for your country.

I think the red card was wrong.
You think the appeal process was wrong.
(I would argue it shouldn’t have needed one)
We disagree.

I am American, so I’m pleased Flo can play.

It will ultimately be decided on the field.
Ball don’t lie.

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(I’ve been on appeal calls with both the NFL and the Premier League many times. Trust me, there are times you know you’re likely fighting a losing battle, but you fight it anyway because that’s what you do for your team. Every now and then it works. But the vast majority you either lose an appeal you thought you should’ve won or you lose one you already knew you were going to lose. So it’s nice to be on the winning side of one that shouldn’t have been red in the first place. Still have to go out and perform now.)