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The World Cup has brought out the best of the U.S. — and some of the worst | Bill Oram
The World Cup has brought out the best of the U.S. — and some of the worst | Bill Oram
The World Cup has brought out the best of the U.S. — and some of the worst | Bill Oram

Published on: 07/07/2026

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A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.A sold-out crowd of 20,000 soccer fans gathered at Providence Park on a sunny Monday evening to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 on July 6, 2026. The Timbers hosted the free watch party, with fans watching from the stands and the field on a day that topped out at 82 degrees in Portland. Belgium won 4-1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.

Early on in what is now a suddenly and sadly American-less tournament, I mused to some friends that the World Cup was my favorite of all sporting events.

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