They weren't distracted. That's a weak excuse.

Author: Rooney (6008 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:32 am on Jul 7, 2026

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Give Belgium their due. They have way more world class talent in their squad than the US and it showed last night. It looked like they could score at will if they wanted to.

That was a really good Belgium team that is growing into this tournament. They could threaten Spain.

"I didn't come here to take part. I came here to take over."

Replies to: “They weren't distracted. That's a weak excuse.”

The American defense is dog shit. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:12am 7/7/26 (22) [View All]
- Disappointing end to a very good run - Nigel Tufnel - 12:01pm 7/7/26
- wake me up in 4 years [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:23am 7/7/26
- They have been, it is not a good back line but this entire half was a shit show. - ShowMeIrish - 1:08am 7/7/26
  - They made mistakes a high school team would make. - conorlarkin - 1:21am 7/7/26
- Extremely sloppy. [NT] - jimbasil - 12:25am 7/7/26
  - Pulisic has played horribly. Needs to be subbed out for Gio. [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:46am 7/7/26
    - I would prefer and expect Brenden Aaronson. [NT] - Eli - 3:07am 7/7/26
    - USA players have no shakeNbake, no one who can dribble in a crowd. Belgium doesn’t fear any US - jimbasil - 1:15am 7/7/26
    - There is your answer, Dest out, Gio in [NT] - ShowMeIrish - 1:10am 7/7/26
      - Much better showing early second half [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:15am 7/7/26
  - Could it be that they're somewhat 'distracted'? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:39am 7/7/26
    - They weren't distracted. That's a weak excuse. - Rooney - 11:32am 7/7/26
    - So it appears. Thanks Trump. - conorlarkin - 12:56am 7/7/26
      - Oh come on, what a joke. Are you trying to be funny? [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 11:59am 7/7/26
      - Ha! Awesome! They've been thinking about Trump instead of the game! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:59am 7/7/26
        
        How could the U.S. players and coaches not be distracted by DJT's improper meddling with - TyroneIrish - 3:27am 7/7/26
        
        Because they are pro athletes facing the biggest game of their lives. [LINK] - Hensou - 11:19am 7/7/26
        
        Trump contaminates everything he touches. [NT] - conorlarkin - 2:08am 7/7/26
        
        Similar problem with Democrats. They couldn't celebrate 250 years b/c they were thinking about Trump [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:14am 7/7/26
        
        Not just Dems...even performers at America 250 who signed up to celebrate the event ended up - TyroneIrish - 3:33am 7/7/26
      - True but they’ve been very sloppy throughout. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:07am 7/7/26
- Indeed. The Flemish rout has begun. [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:16am 7/7/26

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