Well done, Belgium! 🇧🇪

[u/yorocky89A]

[u/SignificanceAny7239]

Belgium literally beat the US 5-2 a few months back, don't know where all this confidence in the US came from?

[u/CharlotteRant → u/[deleted]]

I think some of it is still riding the high of the US Canada hockey game. 

[u/Crazy-Tax2845 → u/CharlotteRant]

To be fair we have one of the better ice hockey teams in the world. That’s not the case with soccer. And goalies have new known to steal games and even series in hockey. There’s not much a goalkeeper can do on a well placed shot or tip in.

[u/magwai9 → u/CharlotteRant]

Just had to bring it up eh?! Well take this, flat head!

[u/Same-Suggestion-1936 → u/CharlotteRant]

Eh that was the men's. Oddly Americans care more about women's Olympic hockey. You know, cuz they win.

American men's isn't super impressive, never has been, that's why the Miracle on Ice was crazy. They're good but if the NHL sends all the dudes to their home countries to compete America is not super impressive. Which is why the NHL won't do it on contract

[u/rintzscar → u/CharlotteRant]

Ice hockey*

[u/Dr-McLuvin → u/[deleted]]

I was rooting for America but had money on Belgium. We went crazy for that goal and the whole restaurant erupted into cheers like I’ve never really seen for a soccer game. It was a good run. But clearly we have a long way to go haha. Someday… maybe.

[u/Significant-Raisin32 → u/[deleted]]

I don’t know. There were a lot of Americans arguing with me 4 days ago on Reddit about how the US would beat Belgium and that the US were favored to win, etc.

I don’t blindly hate on teams, but I actually follow the sport.

[u/Significant-Raisin32 → u/[deleted]]

They’re not there yet. But if football keeps gaining speed with the US public, they have a shot at being a serious contender in the future.