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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
Burley: Bellingham played like a 'man possessed' in England's win
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Party in London, pain in Mexico City as England hold on to win
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BALOGUN CONTROVERSY
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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Grades for every team eliminated from the World Cup: Forgettable Brazil get a D
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Top Headlines
- 'Sad' Ronaldo exits last WC with 'clear conscience'
- USMNT's World Cup dream crushed by Belgium
- Martinez steps down, says Portugal 'didn't fail'
- Jokic opts to wait on Nuggets extension until '27
- Scaloni: 'No truly dominant team' at World Cup
- Sources: France appeal Olise yellow card to FIFA
- Swiss fear for fitness of breakout star Manzambi
- Mbappé: Paraguay senator remarks spread racism
- Trump: I asked Infantino to 'review' Balogun red
- Brazil to keep faith in Ancelotti despite WC exit
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