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2026 FIFA World Cup

USMNT will look back at 2026 World Cup as a missed opportunity

It all broke right for the U.S. this tournament: the draw, the injuries, the decisions. And yet America is once again coming to terms with a round-of-16 exit.

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Belgium handed USA a World Cup reality check -- and now the inquest begins

What's next for Pochettino and the USMNT?

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Jones: USMNT didn't live up to hype

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USA fans in disbelief after Freese mistake gifts Belgium a third goal

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Brussels goes wild as Belgium retakes the lead in under two minutes

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FIFA's Balogun suspension decision has caused uproar

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Trump: I asked FIFA to review Balogun red card

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Ronaldo's World Cup career ends with a whimper as Spain's subs win it late

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Merino: Huge relief to score crucial goal

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Burley: Portugal were never winning World Cup with Ronaldo up front

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Ronaldo compares Euro 2016 win to a World Cup after Portugal eliminated

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Martinez confirms Portugal resignation

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What's next for Brazil after another painful World Cup exit?

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Haaland brings the thunder, strikes down Brazil as Norway reach World Cup quarters

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World Cup 2026 today: News and updates as it happened with Trump saying he spoke to Infantino about 'review' of Balogun red card - July 6

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England end Mexico's World Cup with best win on foreign soil in their history

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Justice with an asterisk: Two things can be true about Balogun's World Cup reprieve

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Nobody benefits from FIFA letting Balogun off the hook -- not even the USMNT

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recapping africa's exits

Queiroz confirms Ghana exit after WC elimination

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'We want to go home' - What went wrong for subdued Senegal at the World Cup?

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France pass toughest World Cup test yet in beating feisty Paraguay

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Thanks to Ounahi magic, Morocco sweep past Canada and into World Cup quarterfinals

Major moves in the association

Inside the passive-aggressive, sterile dissolution of the LeBron-Lakers marriage

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'They couldn't bring him back': NBA execs react to the shocking Jaylen Brown trade

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