Mark van Bommel is the new coach of the Belgian national football team, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) announced on Friday. The 49-year-old former Dutch international succeeds Frenchman Rudi Garcia, who stepped down having guided the ‘Red Devils’ to the World Cup quarter-finals. “Mark van Bommel has signed a contract that will see him lead […]
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Garcia departure leaves Belgium facing ‘generational change’
Rudi Garcia has left his role as Belgium coach after his side were knocked out of the World Cup quarter-finals, the Belgian football federation (RBFA) said on Monday. Garcia, 62, took over the Red Devils in January 2025 before guiding them to a last-eight loss to eventual tournament winners Spain. The Frenchman replaced Domenico Tedesco […]
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The USMNT is out but American soccer’s eclectic fandom remains in full view
Among the Spain fans who have followed their team throughout this World Cup, he’s known as “David Canaria.” That’s because he lives in the Canary Islands, the Spanish archipelago off the northwestern coast of Africa. We met at SoFi (aka Los Angeles) Stadium ahead of Friday’s quarterfinal. His companions hail from Madrid, Zaragoza, Seville and […]
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Courtois backs Lammens to bounce back after World Cup blunder
Thibaut Courtois rallied behind Belgium substitute goalkeeper Senne Lammens on Friday after the Manchester United stopper’s agonising late blunder gifted Spain a 2-1 victory in their World Cup quarter-final. Real Madrid star Courtois exited the game in the 71st minute after complaining of a muscular problem, making way for 24-year-old understudy Lammens at the SoFi […]
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Mikel Merino strikes late as Spain beat Belgium to set up France World Cup semi
Super sub Mikel Merino broke Belgian hearts and sent Spain through to a World Cup semifinal against France with a late goal in a gripping 2-1 win on Friday. The stunning finish at SoFi Stadium sets up a tantalizing showdown between European champions Spain and the tournament favorites France and the red-hot Kylian Mbappe in […]
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‘Everyone’ expects Spain to beat us, says Belgium coach
Coach Rudi Garcia said “everyone” expects his Belgium team to be eliminated by Spain in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final, but backed his side to pull off a famous victory. European champions Spain enter the match in Los Angeles as strong favorites, having not conceded a goal all tournament. Belgium have had a more testing time […]
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Belgium bids to crack Spain’s ironclad defence in World Cup quarterfinal
In beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0 on Monday, Spain became the first team in history to record six consecutive World Cup shutouts.
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Victorious Belgian footballers troll Trump with YMCA dance
It is Donald Trump’s signature dance, but triumphant Belgian footballers stole his “Y.M.C.A.” moves after he intervened before the match in which they knocked the United States out of the World Cup. The Belgian team copied Trump’s unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing […]
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Belgium dump US out of World Cup after Balogun row
Belgium dumped the United States out of their own World Cup Monday, as Charles De Ketelaere’s brace secured a 4-1 win that was eclipsed by the bitter row over Folarin Balogun’s ban. Victory means the Belgians face Spain in the quarter-finals, while the US follow co-hosts Canada and Mexico out of the tournament with elimination […]
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USMNT’s Folarin Balogun will be allowed to play against Belgium
USMNT players on the bus thought for a second the news was AI misinformation. Belgium coach Rudi Garcia: “I did not know the that July 5 was April Fools day.”