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littlemissmartypants

(35,783 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 12:03 AM Yesterday

Belgium beats, then trolls, U.S. team on Monday night


By
Mike Florio
Published July 6, 2026 10:38 PM

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Throughout the night, the U.S. team seemed flat, lifeless. Low energy, as some would say. Chances started to materialize, inevitable close calls happened, but nothing made it into the goal.

And an awkward play by U.S. goalkeeper Matt Freese early in the second half resulted in Belgium’s third goal. After that, even though there was plenty of time to play, it felt like it was over.

After it ended, the Belgian team’s social media account had a message to the U.S. on Twitter: “Overturn this.”
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https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/belgium-beats-then-trolls-u-s-team-on-monday-night
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Belgium beats, then trolls, U.S. team on Monday night (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Yesterday OP
priceless bigtree Yesterday #1
My pleasure, bigtree. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #8
Trump is such a fucking embarassment Skittles Yesterday #2
Because pigs enjoy wallowing in shit JoseBalow Yesterday #9
heh Skittles Yesterday #10
Be careful Belgium! Trump will try!! Coventina Yesterday #3
Yeah that's what I was thinking. BannonsLiver Yesterday #4
200% tariffs central scrutinizer 15 hrs ago #49
If TSF even thinks of inviting them to our White House, we better have something to say about it. Deuxcents Yesterday #5
Them who, Deuxcents? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #13
If Team USA won the Cup. ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #34
Yep, trump helped Belgium win by giving them a united focus. C Moon Yesterday #6
Meh. They were probably going to win anyway. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #45
Wonder if the orange menace will still award the trophy if Belgium wins yliza Yesterday #7
He will not. Trump is incapable of doing the right thing. yardwork 22 hrs ago #28
Not to worry. Messi will have a say. ⚽️🏆 ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #36
Freedom waffles here we come meadowlander Yesterday #11
EVERYTHING he touches turns to SHIT. AZ8theist Yesterday #12
Has trump threatened to make Belgium the 54th state behind Canada, Greenland and Cuba? 33taw Yesterday #14
Don't forget Venezuela n/t aggiesal Yesterday #18
Epic trolling! "Overturn this" and then the Trump dance! SunSeeker Yesterday #15
IKR!! 😃 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #16
😅🤣😂🤣😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣 "OVERTURN THIS!" 😅🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😅 ColoringFool Yesterday #21
Do you think that maybe Trump's interference Baitball Blogger Yesterday #17
If it didn't, it should have. Or at least embarrassed someone. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #19
No Stuckinthebush Yesterday #22
maybe not demoralized but embarrassed, I would think LymphocyteLover 23 hrs ago #25
Looks that way. yardwork 22 hrs ago #29
Daddy Trump Denied His Victory Lap...AWWWWW. 😢😭😢😭😢😭 ColoringFool Yesterday #20
He probably thought he was going to get TommyT139 22 hrs ago #31
Hope springs eternal! 😄 ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #33
So do 🍄🍄🍄 TommyT139 22 hrs ago #35
Not so much 80-year-old ones, I shouldn't imagine. 🤮 ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #37
LOL, Trump's cheating jinxed them. Emile Yesterday #23
sure did LymphocyteLover 23 hrs ago #24
The old fool should've stayed out of it MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #42
Will he have the U.S. team imprisoned The Madcap 23 hrs ago #26
You all know what happened after the final whistle, right? RIGHT? Of course you do! DFW 22 hrs ago #27
I wouldn't put it past him MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #43
Nor would I, but DFW 17 hrs ago #46
I felt bad for the guys Jilly_in_VA 22 hrs ago #30
And today's the NATO summit, right? TommyT139 22 hrs ago #32
The U.S. team overachieved. BlueTsunami2018 21 hrs ago #38
I was surprised to see the team make the top 16, frankly. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #39
Kick dalton99a 19 hrs ago #40
Belgian national team mocks U.S., Trump after World Cup win LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #41
Here's their Facebook page Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #44
Despite the reinstatement, BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #47
Getting ready to eat my crow--- Messi, WTH⁉️ 🧐 🤷‍♀️ ⚽️ ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #48
I LOVE it!!!!!!! BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #50

Skittles

(173,845 posts)
10. heh
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:58 AM
Yesterday

while I am not a sports fan, I spent many years in England as a child and I think it's great that soccer (football) is increasing in popularity in America/////....I always thought the "World Series" was a bit.........limited in world participation

BannonsLiver

(21,152 posts)
4. Yeah that's what I was thinking.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:01 AM
Yesterday

Might want to let the ink dry on that dub for a beat or two

maxsolomon

(39,520 posts)
45. Meh. They were probably going to win anyway.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 12:13 PM
18 hrs ago

US could have played better, but they aren't across-the-board top European League players like Belgium always is.

yliza

(214 posts)
7. Wonder if the orange menace will still award the trophy if Belgium wins
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:26 AM
Yesterday

He’s an embarrassment and the pettiest man in the universe.

AZ8theist

(7,806 posts)
12. EVERYTHING he touches turns to SHIT.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:07 AM
Yesterday

There were multitudes of posts on BluSky and other sites saying how the game felt just like the Knicks Game 3.
You know, the one they lost after his fat ass got in the Garden for free?

He is a fucking shit stain on society.

Stuckinthebush

(11,227 posts)
22. No
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:30 AM
Yesterday

They are simply not as good of a team. They did well. Congrats to them for making the round of 16.

DFW

(60,916 posts)
27. You all know what happened after the final whistle, right? RIGHT? Of course you do!
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:31 AM
22 hrs ago

Trump got on the phone with his FIFA buddy and said, “look, I need you to find me four goals. That’s all I need. You have to find me four goals.”

I imagine the response was similar to the one he got out of Georgia on 2020, but I think this time the call wasn’t recorded, so we’ll never really know…..

DFW

(60,916 posts)
46. Nor would I, but
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 12:49 PM
17 hrs ago

I don’t think Vance having the tying vote in the Senate would save him on this one.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,791 posts)
30. I felt bad for the guys
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:56 AM
22 hrs ago

I really did. To have to go out after that embarrassment...I mean, think about it. Would you want to?I really wouldn't, but I'd still try. And the ref was from Jordan...was that intentional too? Yikes. I wish he'd been from somewhere in South America.....

TommyT139

(2,569 posts)
32. And today's the NATO summit, right?
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 08:10 AM
22 hrs ago

We can expect a lot more Donnie-alone-on-the-playground pics.

MineralMan

(152,138 posts)
39. I was surprised to see the team make the top 16, frankly.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:35 AM
19 hrs ago

Anyone who was imagining them going all the way is not being realistic.

The participating teams in the World Cup games are the best in the world. The USA does not have the long history of playing what we call soccer to expect to win.

The team did well to make it to the level it did. It was never going to get even to the semi-finals.

And there it is.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,564 posts)
41. Belgian national team mocks U.S., Trump after World Cup win
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:52 AM
19 hrs ago

An X post from the Belgian side reading “overturn this” circulated Monday night.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/07/07/belgian-national-team-mocks-us-trump-after-world-cup-win/

First came the beatdown. Then came the mocking.

After Belgium throttled the United States 4-1 in the World Cup Round of 16 on Monday night, the Belgians had even more fun at the Americans’ expense, mostly zeroing in on the saga of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun.

His one-game suspension for the red card he received in the Round of 32 was lifted by FIFA on Sunday, after President Donald Trump requested a review from the governing body. The soccer world, and especially Belgium, responded with fury, accusing FIFA of placating Trump.

Thus, after the win, the Belgian national team’s X account posted a photo of the team’s fourth goal marked with the message “Overturn this.” Similarly, after that goal, many of Belgium’s players did the “Trump dance,” swaying their hips and rocking their hands back and forth.



“A lot has happened off the pitch over the last two days,” Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin said after the game. “There was a sense of injustice within the squad, and we were determined to respond on the field.”

Prairie Gates

(8,751 posts)
44. Here's their Facebook page
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 11:00 AM
19 hrs ago
https://www.facebook.com/BelgianRedDevils

I wouldn't suggest reading the comments on the "Overturn This!" post if you are an USMNT supporter who spent the last two days explaining why it was correct for FIFA to suspend Balogun's red card.

BidenRocks

(3,706 posts)
47. Despite the reinstatement,
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 12:58 PM
17 hrs ago

he should have been on the bench anyway.
Just out of fair play and international good will.
Concepts foreign to chump!

Chump killed the spirit of this team. They knew this was special treatment and while they would never admit it, I think they threw the game! If they did, I applaud them!

Cheating. But then chump never plays team sports. Only lonely golf, where he can cheat to his hearts content.

1980 Do You Believe in Miracles?
2026 Can you believe this bullshit?

ColoringFool

(1,517 posts)
48. Getting ready to eat my crow--- Messi, WTH⁉️ 🧐 🤷‍♀️ ⚽️
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:27 PM
17 hrs ago

WAIT‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

GOAL❗

GOAL❗

GOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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