Carli Lloyd Blasts USMNT After 4-1 Belgium Loss, Questions Pulisic's World Cup Impact
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Updated · Awful Announcing · Jul 7
Carli Lloyd Blasts USMNT After 4-1 Belgium Loss, Questions Pulisic's World Cup Impact
3 articles · Updated · Awful Announcing · Jul 7
Summary
Belgium's 4-1 Round of 16 win over the United States drew a sharp rebuke from Fox analyst Carli Lloyd, who said the Americans "lost the game before they even stepped onto the pitch."
Lloyd said the U.S. looked tentative, scared and short of confidence from the start, arguing the team's biggest players failed to rise in its biggest match.
Christian Pulisic took the brunt of her criticism after an ineffective tournament and a 59th-minute injury exit, with Lloyd saying the star forward showed only brief flashes.
The defeat ended a heavily hyped home World Cup run that had raised expectations, even though the U.S. won its group and reached the Round of 16 for only the second time.