Team USA barely showed up last night as Belgium took them down 4-1.For America, this year will go down as the World Cup in which the team improved, but still has a long way to go.
Many will look at this year as a step forward and an impressive run.Others will look at the game against Belgium and say that this team is clearly a step below most of the better countries.
No matter how you look at it, I think it was at least a fun watch for all of us.July 3, 2026; Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.; Argentina's Lionel Messi applauds fans with teammates after the match.Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)After today, there will only be eight teams remaining in the tournament, and a handful of games remaining in the World Cup.
We still have the favorites alive with France already advancing, and Argentina looking to move on today.Argentina has yet to lose a game, but they didn't have a very tough path to this point.
They opened the World Cup with a 3-0 win over Algeria and then beat Austria 2-0.Jordan finally scored a goal against them, but still lost 3-1.Their toughest match was against Cape Verde in the previous round.
It was a fantasitc game where the small country of 525,000 stayed alive every time Argentina would score.Even in extra time, they matched an Argentina goal.
Still, the Argentinians prevailed with a 3-2 win.MESSI, ARGENTINA AVOID A SHOCKING UPSET IN WILD KNOCKOUT STAGE MATCH AGAINST CAPE VERDEEgypt has had a tough route, but they also haven't lost a game.They started the tournament with a draw against Belgium.
As we've seen, Belgium is a fairly strong competitor.Then, beat New Zealand 3-1 in the second game, before playing Iran to a draw in the third.
In the Round of 32, the team took Australia to a draw before winning via penalty kicks.I think this game sees a lot of attacks from Argentina, but Egypt will probably block a lot of them.This normally leads to corners.
I also expect Argentina to block a lot of the Egypt attac...