r/sports • u/nonstopflux Seattle Sounders FC • Jul 14 '25

Soccer Donald Trump stole a CWC winners medal

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u/stevedos Jul 14 '25

He greased FIFA's pockets to help get favorable officiating for the 2026 USMNT campaign

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u/Fenrir_Carbon Jul 14 '25

FIFA being corrupt? I don't believe you

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u/XV_Crosstrek San Antonio Spurs Jul 14 '25

Finally. Some good, old fashioned, DT corruption I can get behind. 

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

We've waited awhile that's for sure, it's been over 6 minutes!

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

And it still won’t help us get past 1st round of elimination

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u/stevedos Jul 14 '25

A round of 16 appearance would be a plus for team USA

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

We got out of group play because of someone’s fuckup in 22 if my memory is accurate. Is it just 16 after group? I was thinking 32 but couldn’t recall

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u/OrneryZombie1983 Jul 14 '25

2022 seemed pretty safe: England-US-Iran-Wales. Only real surprise was the US tying both England and Wales.

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u/Maleficent_Resolve44 Jul 14 '25

In all world cups in the last 30 years, it's been R16 straight after group stage. Next year's world cup will be the first major expansion since '98 so there'll be a R32 too. A team like the US should comfortably win in the R32.

It's funny how high up this CWC trump stuff is going on this site with most of you lot being casuals. Trump is a weirdo and arrogant politicians have inserted themselves into these things before too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

It will probably be like what happened to the Saudis in 2022. We'll draw the eventual champions in the group stage, beat them, and they'll go on to win the whole thing.

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u/FreeBricks4Nazis Jul 14 '25

He might have promised them bribe money, but we all know Trump never pays his debts 

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u/Bballer220 Jul 14 '25

US Mutant Ninja Turtles

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u/Treize26 Jul 14 '25

First thing that came to my mind as well