Christian Pulisic's 'rest' comment after World Cup exit draws strong reactions from USA soccer legends
Dan Dakich reacts to the USMNT's embarrassing World Cup Round of 16 loss to Belgium after Christian Pulisic and the squad completely COLLAPSED.
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England's Jordan Henderson undergoes surgery after suffering fracture while celebrating win over Mexico
Fox News' Kellyanne Conway and Tomi Lahren react to sports fans blaming Donald Trump for the USMNT's World Cup ouster by Belgium. They discuss the 'Trump curse' narrative, noting Trump's role in reversing a top player's suspension. Lahren argues the left 'root against America' and perpetually blame Trump for national setbacks and failures.
2026 World Cup Quarterfinals Power Rankings
The round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought some epic moments and exciting soccer. We started to see some upsets and close calls, as we now head into the quarterfinals at the tournament.
Tuchel and Garcia test World Cup's last frontier as national identity gives way to a global game
ATLANTA, July 8 : International football has long resisted the foreign coach, especially the major nations who view the World Cup as an expression of national identity, but with Thomas Tuchel's England and Rudi Garcia's Belgium reaching the quarter-finals, the old taboo is being tested again.
France coach Deschamps says Olise’s yellow card appeal fails before World Cup matchup with Morocco
MASSACHUSETTS, USA: France coach Didier Deschamps says that their appeal of star Michael Olise’s controversial World Cup yellow card during their Round of 16 win over Paraguay was denied by FIFA on Wednesday. “There was no change when it comes to Olise’s yellow card. We received FIFA’s decision this morning that the yellow card was maintained,” Deschamps said. It means that if Olise were to receive another yellow card during France’s quarterfinal matchup with Morocco on Thursday, it would result in a suspension for a potential semifinal game. The country’s federation appealed the infraction that was issued to Olise in the 97th minute of their 1-0 win over Paraguay following his altercation with Matías Galarza. Galarza went to the ground during a skirmish between the two players, though video replays only seemed to reveal Olise grasping the Paraguayan’s jersey before he toppled to the grass. The appeal came after US President Donald Trump made a phone call last week to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to make the case that US striker Folarin Balogun should not have been suspended for Monday’s matchup with Belgium because of a red card in a game last week.
Spain's well-oiled machine faces Belgian blast in World Cup quarter-final
July 8 : Spain face Belgium on Friday in a World Cup quarter-final that pits one of the tournament's smoothest operators against a side emboldened by a thunderous 4-1 win over the United States that followed one of football's most bizarre political interventions.
Dutch debutant Kooij wins Tour de France stage five in chaotic finish
PAU, France, July 8 : Dutch rider Olav Kooij claimed his first Tour de France stage victory on his race debut on Wednesday, sprinting to victory on stage five after a late crash fractured the peloton in the closing kilometres.
World Cup quarterfinals feature soccer powerhouses from Argentina and Spain to France and England
WASHINGTON: Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France look like a juggernaut and are the betting favorite at just under 2-1, followed by Spain and defending champion Argentina at 7-2 and England at 9-2. Norway are 14-1, while Belgium, Switzerland and Morocco are 28-1. All games are airing in the US on Fox and Peacock in English and in Telemundo in Spanish. France vs. Morocco When: Thursday, 4 p.m.