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Mauricio Pochettino has taken his frustrations out on a water bottle crate.
The 2026 World Cup Round of 16 clash between the United States Men’s National Team and Belgium got off to the worst possible start for the hosts at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Pochettino’s squad trailed 2-1 at half-time, managing just one shot on target and being comprehensively outplayed by a Belgium team who rose to the occasion.
Having hauled themselves level in the game just after the half hour, Pochettino could not hide his rage as Belgium retook the lead barely two minutes later.
Watching on from the sideline, his team’s defensive efforts left the usually mild-mannered Pochettino livid.
Cameras immediately panned to him taking out his frustrations on the water bottle crate, aiming a furious kick and sending the bottles across his technical arena.
The US had conceded in the ninth minute of the game after Charles De Ketelaere got on the end of a cross inside the box after the USMNT failed to clear their lines.
It was a deserved punishment for the Stars and Stripes after a slow start, as the atmosphere and occasion seemed to have got the better of them and suck the life out of Seattle Stadium.
The momentum appeared to shift after the mandatory hydration break as the USA fought back with their first shot of the game.
Malik Tillman’s free kick from just outside the area – with the foul initially won by Folarin Balogun – who had been named in the starting line-up after his ban for a red card was suspended for a year – deflected off of Hans Vanaken.
Vanaken had not been on the pitch long himself after Rudi Garcia was forced into an early change after Amadou Onana suffered what appeared to be a knee injury.
However, it took Belgium less than two minutes to reclaim the lead with De Ketelaere getting his second after a teasing Leandro Trossard cross into the area.
More to follow…
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Mauricio Pochettino has taken his frustrations out on a water bottle crate.
The 2026 World Cup Round of 16 clash between the United States Men’s National Team and Belgium got off to the worst possible start for the hosts at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Pochettino’s squad trailed 2-1 at half-time, managing just one shot on target and being comprehensively outplayed by a Belgium team who rose to the occasion.
Having hauled themselves level in the game just after the half hour, Pochettino could not hide his rage as Belgium retook the lead barely two minutes later.
Watching on from the sideline, his team’s defensive efforts left the usually mild-mannered Pochettino livid.
Cameras immediately panned to him taking out his frustrations on the water bottle crate, aiming a furious kick and sending the bottles across his technical arena.
The US had conceded in the ninth minute of the game after Charles De Ketelaere got on the end of a cross inside the box after the USMNT failed to clear their lines.
It was a deserved punishment for the Stars and Stripes after a slow start, as the atmosphere and occasion seemed to have got the better of them and suck the life out of Seattle Stadium.
The momentum appeared to shift after the mandatory hydration break as the USA fought back with their first shot of the game.
Malik Tillman’s free kick from just outside the area – with the foul initially won by Folarin Balogun – who had been named in the starting line-up after his ban for a red card was suspended for a year – deflected off of Hans Vanaken.
Vanaken had not been on the pitch long himself after Rudi Garcia was forced into an early change after Amadou Onana suffered what appeared to be a knee injury.
However, it took Belgium less than two minutes to reclaim the lead with De Ketelaere getting his second after a teasing Leandro Trossard cross into the area.
More to follow…
Stay up to date with the World Cup across all our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET
All 104 games at the 2026 World Cup will be live on talkSPORT, talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT app.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Kerrie Jacobs-Bryant |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-07-07 01:04:00 |
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