{"id":868,"date":"2026-07-02T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=868"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:41:43","slug":"watch-americans-go-wild-as-u-s-storms-to-next-round-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=868","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Americans Go Wild As U.S. Storms To Next Round Of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The nation\u2019s capital turned into one giant soccer party Wednesday night as thousands of red-white-and-blue-clad fans packed the National Mall\u2019s Freedom 250 Fan Zone, roaring beneath a Jumbotron with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, as the United States knocked off Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to punch its ticket to the World Cup round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=866\">\u2018Welcome To Communism!\u2019: Mamdani Roasted For Heat Wave Instructions For New Yorkers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From D.C. to Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona, fans erupted in celebration \u2014 some even declaring this the greatest American soccer squad ever assembled.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>THE FREEDOM 250 FIFA FAN ZONE IS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL \ud83d\udcaa LET\u2019S GO TEAM USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/rZDo4hqGAW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) July 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The good vibes came with an asterisk. Folarin Balogun buried the game\u2019s opening goal right before the half \u2014 his third of the tournament \u2014 but was tossed just past the hour mark after replay showed he\u2019d raked his cleats down a Bosnian defender\u2019s leg. The red card leaves the Americans without their leading scorer for Monday\u2019s showdown against Belgium. Balogun becomes just the fifth American ever ejected at a World Cup, and the first player anywhere to score and get sent off in the same knockout match since Zinedine Zidane\u2019s infamous 2006 final meltdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Down a man, the Americans didn\u2019t blink. Malik Tillman curled a stunning free kick past the wall in the 82nd minute to seal the game \u2014 his first World Cup goal \u2014 while Union Homegrown Matt Freese anchored the back line with a clean sheet. The win snapped a lengthy losing skid against European sides and marked just the United States\u2019 second knockout victory in tournament history. Now it\u2019s on to Seattle, where the Americans get a shot at payback against the same Belgian team that eliminated the United States in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=865\">Top State University Pushes Doctors To Join Radical Trans Organization<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As for that Fan Zone lighting up D.C., even without a host stadium, Washington built its own World Cup showcase, transforming the Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets into a free, open-air viewing hub running through July 19 \u2014 timed to coincide with America\u2019s 250th birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>More scenes from the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Last few world cups the watch party was in dumpy DuPont Circle. Trump putting it on the National Mall is incredible.<\/p>\n<p>And good to see the youth loving America instead of trashing a Chipotle! pic.twitter.com\/5iqrqH1kib<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brent Scher (@BrentScher) July 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For anyone still catching up on the new format: this year\u2019s tournament ballooned to 48 teams across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, split into 12 groups of four. The top two from each group move on automatically, joined by the eight best third-place finishers, for a 32-team knockout bracket. From there, it\u2019s pure sudden-death \u2014 Round of 32, Round of 16, quarters, semis, and the final on July 19 in New Jersey. Ties after regulation mean extra time, and if that doesn\u2019t settle it, penalty kicks decide who goes home and who keeps dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=861\">\u2018Welcome To Communism!\u2019: Mamdani Roasted For Heat Wave Instructions For New Yorkers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For the United States, the dream stays alive \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation\u2019s capital turned into one giant soccer party Wednesday night as thousands of red-white-and-blue-clad fans packed the National Mall\u2019s Freedom 250 Fan Zone, roaring beneath a Jumbotron with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, as the United States knocked off Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to punch its ticket to the World Cup round of 16.From D.C. to Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona, fans erupted in celebration \u2014 some even declaring this the greatest American soccer squad ever assembled.THE FREEDOM 250 FIFA FAN ZONE IS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL \ud83d\udcaa LET\u2019S GO TEAM USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/rZDo4hqGAW\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) July 2, 2026The good vibes came with an asterisk. Folarin Balogun buried the game\u2019s opening goal right before the half \u2014 his third of the tournament \u2014 but was tossed just past the hour mark after replay showed he\u2019d raked his cleats down a Bosnian defender\u2019s leg. The red card leaves the Americans without their leading scorer for Monday\u2019s showdown against Belgium. Balogun becomes just the fifth American ever ejected at a World Cup, and the first player anywhere to score and get sent off in the same knockout match since Zinedine Zidane\u2019s infamous 2006 final meltdown.Down a man, the Americans didn\u2019t blink. Malik Tillman curled a stunning free kick past the wall in the 82nd minute to seal the game \u2014 his first World Cup goal \u2014 while Union Homegrown Matt Freese anchored the back line with a clean sheet. The win snapped a lengthy losing skid against European sides and marked just the United States\u2019 second knockout victory in tournament history. Now it\u2019s on to Seattle, where the Americans get a shot at payback against the same Belgian team that eliminated the United States in 2014.As for that Fan Zone lighting up D.C., even without a host stadium, Washington built its own World Cup showcase, transforming the Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets into a free, open-air viewing hub running through July 19 \u2014 timed to coincide with America\u2019s 250th birthday celebrations.More scenes from the National Mall.Last few world cups the watch party was in dumpy DuPont Circle. Trump putting it on the National Mall is incredible.And good to see the youth loving America instead of trashing a Chipotle! pic.twitter.com\/5iqrqH1kib\u2014 Brent Scher (@BrentScher) July 2, 2026For anyone still catching up on the new format: this year\u2019s tournament ballooned to 48 teams across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, split into 12 groups of four. The top two from each group move on automatically, joined by the eight best third-place finishers, for a 32-team knockout bracket. From there, it\u2019s pure sudden-death \u2014 Round of 32, Round of 16, quarters, semis, and the final on July 19 in New Jersey. Ties after regulation mean extra time, and if that doesn\u2019t settle it, penalty kicks decide who goes home and who keeps dreaming.For the United States, the dream stays alive \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: Americans Go Wild As U.S. Storms To Next Round Of World Cup - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=868\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WATCH: Americans Go Wild As U.S. Storms To Next Round Of World Cup - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The nation\u2019s capital turned into one giant soccer party Wednesday night as thousands of red-white-and-blue-clad fans packed the National Mall\u2019s Freedom 250 Fan Zone, roaring beneath a Jumbotron with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, as the United States knocked off Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to punch its ticket to the World Cup round of 16.From D.C. to Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona, fans erupted in celebration \u2014 some even declaring this the greatest American soccer squad ever assembled.THE FREEDOM 250 FIFA FAN ZONE IS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL \ud83d\udcaa LET\u2019S GO TEAM USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/rZDo4hqGAW\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) July 2, 2026The good vibes came with an asterisk. 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