- USA GDP is 45x Belgium’s
- California’s economy is over 5x Belgium
- Texas has about 3x Belgium GDP
- NYC metro alone produces more than Belgium
- Maryland alone is 4x larger than Belgium
- USA has 63 national parks. Belgium has 1
- Belgium doesn’t even have its own currency
what makes this satisfying is not just that the USA lost this match having cheated. it’s that they lost it in a humiliating, degrading fashion. never has a country’s ego more deserved a boot in the face
One of the most embarrassing losses I’ve seen the US have suffer at this stage. Genuinely makes the outlook on their whole tournament feel so much more negative. The first half decent team they’ve faced has SMOKED them.