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The United States are through to the round of sixteen at the two thousand twenty six World Cup, but it wasn't clean. Folarin Balogun picked up a red card in the sixty-fourth minute against Bosnia and Herzegovina after stepping on an opponent's ankle, casting a shadow over what was otherwise a commanding two-nil victory.
Across the bracket, Mexico are writing one of the tournament's most electric stories, and their fans literally shook the ground to prove it. After two match-winning goals against Ecuador, seismologists confirmed that the mass jumping of euphoric supporters triggered significant artificial tremors across the country. That is passion registering on the Richter scale.
And in the wake of Senegal's stunning three-two elimination at the hands of Belgium, Villarreal midfielder Pape Gueye has drawn a hard line. He's announced on Instagram that he's putting his international career on hold until the current coaching staff is replaced, a pressure move that turns up the heat on Senegal's football federation at the worst possible moment.
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