{"id":12026,"date":"2026-07-07T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=12026"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:03:16","slug":"belgium-thrashes-the-united-states-and-belgian-media-target-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/belgium-thrashes-the-united-states-and-belgian-media-target-trump-07072026\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Thrashes the United States, and Belgian Media Target Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday the Belgian press devoted considerable space to analyzing their national football team\u2019s resounding 4-1 victory over the United States, in a match overshadowed by the Folarin Balogun controversy and memories of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s intervention with FIFA to secure his pardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belgium Crushes USA 4-1 to Set Up Spain Quarterfinal Showdown at FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The French-language newspaper Le Soir ran the ironic headline \u201cHello, Donald?\u201d on its digital and print front pages, accompanying the story with a photograph of Romelu Lukaku celebrating the final goal of the match, in which the striker cupped his ears before imitating Trump\u2019s infamous dance with his teammates. Meanwhile, the Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws asked directly: \u201cWhat will Donald Trump think of this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a more analytical perspective, La Libre considered Trump\u2019s intervention useless against a Belgium team that displayed its best form, while De Standaard emphasized that, however decisive FIFA\u2019s decision may have been, the Red Devils sent the United States home with equal authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an institutional level, the official Belgian Red Devils account summed up the national sentiment with a terse \u201cCancel this,\u201d posted at the end of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading to the quarterfinals against Spain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the euphoria, Belgium is already focused on its next challenge: the quarterfinals against Spain, scheduled for Friday in Los Angeles at 9:00 PM CET. The network notes that Spain has been impenetrable so far, after easily defeating Austria and Portugal, although it points out that Lamine Yamal\u2019s team, which embodies an unpredictable fury, did not start the tournament well, drawing with Cape Verde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the French-language public broadcaster RTBF anticipates that Rudi Garcia\u2019s team will have to defy the odds against a historically difficult opponent. In 23 encounters, Belgium has recorded 6 wins, 5 draws, and 12 losses, with five defeats in their last five meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two teams have faced each other twice in World Cup history: in Mexico 1986, in the quarterfinals, with Belgium advancing on penalties to the semifinals against Argentina; and in Italy 1990, in the group stage, with Spain winning 2-1 in Verona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belgian squad will travel to California in the coming hours to begin preparations for the match against Spain for a place in the semifinals of the international tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: HGV\/JF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: @FIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: teleSUR English<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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