merc@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
What’s funny about this to me is that some of the US fans were talking like they thought they had a real shot this year. They always think that the American team is better than it really is. But, they were knocked out in the Round of 16, which is normally the first knockout round of the World Cup.
Even a Belgian team with almost no members of the “golden generation” was much better than them.
That’s the thing. They thought they were taking to the pitch as equals.
The US had an unsurprisingly easy ride to this point in the competition but came up against a genuinely decent team. Bragging about narrowly beating a team ranked 44th.
The shenanigans just added to the drama, not their chances of winning and that’s the real shame, they could have gone out with some honour and class and, instead, Trump made sure they went out as villains.
It was genuine wrestling promo nonsense.
They’re 'Muricans
They think they are special, just because
I mean, they’re “special”…
But they genuinely can’t understand why the civilised world sneers at them
A national self-perception steeped in exceptionalism has them thinking it must be envy.
Americans believing Americans are exceptional for no reason? Colour me shocked.
some people saw the usa beat some low ranking fifa teams and thought they’d win the whole world cup🤣🤣
JargonWagon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Most people in the US didn’t realize there was even a US team in the World Cup at all. Any who thought they had a “real shot” are definitely i the minority, and they exist in every country.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 days ago
FOOTBALL(soccer) isnt as popular as in EU or the rest of the world, less resources devoted to that sport than in the EU. the people in my uni that played soccer shoots for being part of an EU TEAM, or a team that tries to be in the eu as much possible for football.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The kinds of people I’m talking about are ones who have a local MLS team whose matches they attend, but they also have a favourite European team… and yet, somehow they don’t realize the vast gulf in quality between a player for Real Salt Lake and Real Madrid.
Timothy Tillman? He wasn’t good enough for any club in the Bundesliga, but he plays for LAFC. He should do fine in a midfield battle against Kevin de Bruyne and Youri Tielemans!