Team USA's football World Cup campaign ended on home soil on Monday night with a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the Round of 16, played in Seattle. The most talked-about moment was not the scoreline but Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku performing US President Donald Trump's signature dance in celebration after his side's fourth goal, a gesture widely read as pointed trash talk that pundits, including OutKick founder Clay Travis, said Belgium had earned.

The Americans had entered the knockout tie with momentum, and Trump loomed large beforehand owing to his apparent influence over FIFA's decision to rescind Folarin Balogun's suspension, restoring the team's leading scorer. On the pitch, however, the US had few answers: goalkeeper Matt Freese struggled, captain Christian Pulisic was largely anonymous and repeatedly gave the ball away, and Balogun was kept quiet, with Malik Tillman singled out as the one bright spot. Coach Mauricio Pochettino was seen kicking Powerade bottles in frustration as his defence looked shaky in the first half.