Scott Boruff @sboruff

Let's talk about Belgium. Fair play to Rudi García, he got everything right tonight. The starting lineup was a surprise, especially with players like Doku, De Bruyne, and Lukaku left out. But every change made sense. Rudi García understood that, with the United States playing with three midfielders + Pulisic operating inside, using only two midfielders alongside De Bruyne would have been a nightmare defensively. It would have created a 4v2 overload centrally, as De Bruyne doesn't contribute consistently enough without the ball. Using Tielemans as a #10 isn't ideal in possession, but it worked brilliantly defensively. Out of possession, Tielemans almost became a third central midfielder, giving Belgium much more protection in the middle of the pitch. Starting Lukebakio instead of Doku also made sense for two reasons. First, his defensive work was outstanding. He consistently tracked Robinson's runs and dropped deep when needed, at times even helping Belgium form a back five. Second, he offered more threat in large spaces and transition moments than Doku. De Ketelaere also had an excellent game, scoring twice and constantly causing problems with his intelligent movement and runs in behind. Belgium's defensive plan was well organized and executed. They weren't overly aggressive or excessively passive, they found the right balance. The profiles García selected suited the game plan perfectly. What I liked most, though, was Belgium's approach in possession. They clearly wanted to prevent the United States from using one of their biggest strengths: their aggressive high press and counter-press. After recovering the ball, Belgium often played backwards to Courtois instead of forcing risky passes through the middle. Courtois would then play long over the first line of pressure. This stretched the United States, and Belgium had enough physical presence, (Onana, Vakanen, Lukebakio, and even Tielemans) to compete for and win the second balls. The other option Belgium used was to immediately play forward into the space behind the US press after regaining possession. By doing this, they avoided giving the United States the opportunity to counter-press and instead attacked quickly in transition. The United States are one of the best teams at reacting immediately after losing possession, but Belgium simply didn't allow them to play to that strength. To be honest, Belgium hadn't looked convincing recently. They struggled to create chances and often found it difficult to beat opponents they should have been dominating given the quality of their squad. Tonight, however, they looked far more solid defensively, even without some of their biggest attacking stars. The game plan was excellent, the player profiles fit it perfectly, and Belgium completely nullified the United States.

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The biggest threat to Chicago isn't crime or taxes It's the Big Ten grads pipeline slowing down Chicago has the largest concentration of Big Ten alumni of any metro in America For decades... Graduate from Champaign, Bloomington, Iowa City or Madison in May, sign a lease in Lincoln Park or Lakeview by June. Like clockwork for decades. Those grads got jobs at consulting firms, Fortune 500 companies, law firms, trading shops, tech startups, etc. Now that the same 22-year-old is considering Dallas, Nashville, Austin, Atlanta, or Miami. Decades ago, we never really competed against those cities for Big 10 grads, now we do. Fix crime. Fix the schools. Make it business-friendly or watch the next generation of entrepreneurs build somewhere else. Don't keep taxing us more, grow the tax base. That's how Chicago wins.

The Rock was SHOCKED when a fan showed up and gifted him a vintage wrestling magazine featuring his grandfather, Peter Maivia ❤️🔥👀

IF YOU WANNA BE FIRED UP JUST WATCH THIS EDIT THE USMNT SOCIAL TEAM COOKED UP! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Be right back. Crying. Cubs fans are the absolute best

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This man met this random Portuguese family and a very strong Ronaldo fan. Asked them if they’ll be seeing the game, they said no that it’s too expensive and they couldn’t possibly afford it and then this happened🥹 🎫 💰

Celebrating America’s 250. Fourth of July celebration presented by @Macys.

Wrigley Field is singing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" for the @USMNT! 🇺🇸 @FOXSoccer

The @Cubs are in a delay at Wrigley... TIME TO GET A BEER SNAKE GOING 🍻🐍

Good ole' fashion fog delay at Wrigley Field. We've seen kids sleeping in their dad's arms and adults are chugging beers on the videoboard. The rest of the crowd is singing "Country Roads" in unison. July 4th, everyone.

Wrigley Field looks WILD right now

His club contract expired on June 1. He entered the World Cup unemployed. Vozinha turned professional at 25, in 2007, the same year Lamine Yamal was born. Nineteen years followed across six countries: Cape Verde, Angola, Moldova, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovakia. One trophy the whole time, a Cypriot Cup in 2019. His last deal was with Chaves in Portugal's second division, and when it ran out on June 1 he announced his exit with nothing lined up. Fourteen days later he faced Spain, ranked second in the world, in Cape Verde's first ever World Cup match. Spain took 27 shots. He saved all seven on target. 0-0. At 40 years and 12 days he became the oldest player ever to appear in a nation's World Cup debut. Only Shilton and Zoff have kept a clean sheet at an older age. He cried at the final whistle. The grandparents who raised him died before they could see any of it. His mother missed the match because the family couldn't get her visa processed in time. That detail traveled so far that Hakeem Jeffries personally asked the Secretary of State to intervene, and five days later she was in the stands in Miami watching her son hold Uruguay. The 18 million followers have a mechanism behind them. Brazilian broadcaster CazéTV told its viewers to follow him during the Spain broadcast. 46K became 1 million within minutes of the whistle. Every save after that compounded it: a second clean sheet against Saudi Arabia, then eight stops against Argentina yesterday, including a Messi free kick, before falling 3-2 in extra time. Cape Verde, population 525,000, went home without losing a single match in 90 minutes. Their keeper went home with 400x the followers he arrived with. Nineteen years bought him one trophy. Eighteen days bought him everything else.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport

3 days ago

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha gained 18M+ followers during the World Cup 🤯🔥 An unforgettable run for the 40-year-old 👏

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Wrigley Field is somewhere in here! 💨👀

🚨#BREAKING: A police officer in Phoenix has rented out an ENTIRE 144-SEAT MOVIE THEATER for over 100 middle schoolers after their end-of-year field trip fell through, so they could see Toy Story 5. When they got there, he realized many couldn't afford popcorn or drinks... ..so he bought EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM popcorn, candy, and a drink too. His name is Sean Reavies, For many kids, it was their first time ever inside of a movie theater in their lives. When the kids asked how they could pay him back, he told them: "As you get older in life, help other people. As a payback to me. Would you do that? That's all I ask of you." MORE OF THIS!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Greatest new song to come out of the World Cup! ⚽️❤️🇺🇸 Welcome To The Land Of The Free!🇺🇸❤️⚽️

An update on this, I swapped my England shirt for his match-worn baseball cap. @MoneyyyMikeee you got a fan in me for LIFE ⚾️🫡❤️

Lloyd Canfield @LloydCanfield

5 days ago

England fans have chosen a random baseball player, Michael Harris of the Atlanta Braves, to support more than anyone else at the baseball after beating DR Congo 😭🫱🏼‍🫲🏾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚾️ And it’s absolutely class 👏

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Harold R. Kuntz @HaroldRKuntz3

5 days ago

My gracious the Telemundo Call on this one. Perfecto.

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Dansby Swanson has 26 RBI in a 10-game span. The only players to do this in a 10-game span within a season since RBI became official in 1920: Swanson in 2026 Joe DiMaggio in 1939 Jimmie Foxx in 1933 Lou Gehrig in 1931 Lou Gehrig in 1930 Mel Ott in 1929

Pete Crow-Armstrong may have just completed the best month of baseball in Cubs history 🔹11 HR, 5 2B, 2 3B 🔹.376 AVG, .462 OBP, .762 SLG (entering tonight) 🔹1.225 OPS (“”) Add in the defense? Think you have a very solid argument.

Come to think of it, this group got absolutely screwed over by the format. - Netherlands had to play Morocco (#6 FIFA ranking) - Japan had to play Brazil (#5 FIFA ranking) - Sweden had to play France (#1 FIFA ranking) Maybe just me but that doesn't seem very fair

Nick Bateman @nickbateman33

6 days ago

Group F is officially the first completely eliminated group from the 2026 World Cup Group E could become the second group tonight if Ecuador loses to Mexico (Germany, Ivory Coast and Curacao already eliminated)

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