AIBU to hope the USA crash out the World Cup because of this FIFA corruption?

[Namingbaba]

I'm no fan of Trump, but until this red card nonsense I hoped the USA would do well. I always think it's good when the tournament hosts do well.
But now it's come out that Trump personally called FIFA to get the red card removed? Absolute joke. It’s blatant corruption. I really hope Belgium absolutely humiliate them.

I think whether it should have been a red card isn't the main point. There are plenty of decisions that could be challenged. That's just the nature of the game.

of course the ISA could win the world cup, as could any team that’s still involved at this late stage of the tournament.

Has any other country’s president / leader called to meddle liked this before? So American team is getting unfair advantage and people are rightly disgusted by the whole thing. I would want US to lose tonight’s match too. In last 6 months, all they have done is caused one problem after another to the world and now can’t even let us enjoy the football world cup without their meddling.

Okay let’s see then 😂

I think every time Infantino or Trump are seen on the screens at the games they will be booed.

And the same for Balogun, although he is collateral damage in this - his reputation will be ever tarnished by this and he didn't even ask for it.

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He's also presenting the cup which is totally against protocol. His buddy made a special exception. All the wrinkled orange ballsack has to do is click his fingers.

He blatantly cheats at golf because no one dares to call him out so I imagine he will do all he can to 'fix' it so he's presenting to 'his' own team. Maybe not likely but he will absolutely think it is.

Meanwhile, at least there is this: https://www.thepoke.com/2026/06/22/trumps-homeland-security-tried-to-brag-about-the-american-mens-football-team-and-it-turned-into-the-most-embarrassing-own-goal-of-the-world-cup/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=pic&utm_campaign=facebookpic&fbclid=IwY2xjawS5DkJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5cFJGa2tpNEhNczNVU1Rnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi8f8oeXSMBrgoRclhJGCKQnYF6IJaiv6mOc4CwADi6V-fWfc-lt8ZSm4t23_aem_VnBMX89WNxVRRmFuHzzypw

Go Belgium!

Do you think Trump is unique? Do you think he's so intelligent that he is the only one to have thought to do this or do you think he did it, because it's the done thing, but decided to broadcast it for some reason?

The people who should be being roasted for this are not Team USA who had nothing to do with this. It's FIFA and they're corrupt as fuck and Trump knew that. But let's not pretend that this is the first time this has happened it's just Big Gob Orange Man is the first one to boast about it within 10 minutes of the agreement.

Genuine question - when has a red card been cancelled at a World Cup match before?

What international sports do they dominate besides athletics, basketball, grid iron and "the world series " baseball?

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FIFA and Trump are as corrupt as each other, it’s an absolute disgrace. YANBU, I hope Belgium slaughter them. 2-1 at the moment, 🙏 for more Belgian goals in the second half 🤞

Well!

3-1

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

I need Belgium to get a 4th so I can go to bed...

Belgium have hardly had to break sweat

Looking good so far ....

Go Belgium!

Did anyone see what he did to Chelsea?

Presented the cup to them, Then stayed on stsge, refused to get off then decided he liked the cup so much that he wanted it in his Oval office, and got it

No, but other democratic heads of state have more ethics, more statesmanship, more sportsmanship.

Trump behaves (again) like a grubby, third world dictator.

Go Belgium, Good riddance USA

Good riddance all football.

Maybe one day, society will wake up and decide to focus on things that matter so that the patricians profit less from the fantastical distractions of the plebeians.

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Snobby.