Joy Reid Backs African Teams to Win World Cup, Roots Against USA Before Belgium Match
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 6
Joy Reid Backs African Teams to Win World Cup, Roots Against USA Before Belgium Match
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 6
Summary
On her podcast Monday, Joy Reid said she wants Team USA to lose to Belgium and hopes an African nation wins the World Cup.
Reid agreed after Nation sports editor David Zirin said a U.S. victory could be "exploited" by President Donald Trump, and added she would root even harder against the Americans if they faced a Global South team.
Only 2 African teams remained as of Monday — Morocco and Egypt — with Morocco priced around +2900 to win, the same range as Team USA, while Egypt stood at +2500.
The comments came ahead of the United States' Round of 16 match against Belgium, with striker Folarin Balogun entering after scoring 2 goals in his first World Cup game.