The United States and Türkiye staged a thrilling showdown 2026 world cup Group stage matches with co-host countries defeated 3-2 Thanks to Kaan Ayhan for the last ditch winner.
It is worth noting that the US team ranks first in Group D and will still enter the top 32, and will next face Bosnia and Herzegovina. Meanwhile, Türkiye were eliminated even before their match against the United States after consecutive losses to Australia and Paraguay. In the World Cup, this level of elimination means that teams still need to play all the games in the group stage, which is why Turkey must face Mauricio Pochettino’s side despite having no hope of progressing further at the World Cup.
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Although Team USA’s advancement was a foregone conclusion, the loss left many fans unhappy, with them bizarrely placing the blame on the former vice president Kamala Harris for losses. It appears to have started with an article in the New York Post, which stated that Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, posted a photo with the caption, “Goal!” shortly before Turkey scored the second goal to take the lead.
Although the Washington Post article went on to mention that this was a “decisive” Group D game, the outcome of the game would not have changed anything, as Team USA defeated Paraguay and Australia to secure a spot in the knockout rounds.
Still, this resulted in many Team USA supporters blaming Kamala Harris. “Kamala Curse!!!” one netizen commented when sharing the Washington Post article.
Kamala Harris bizarrely blames US for losing to Türkiye
Several others joined in, placing blame on members of the Democratic Party. “No wonder the US team lost! Kamala Harris is out of luck! Who let her compete? Where is the anger?” one netizen said. commented. other explain “This is why! Team USA lost tonight because @KamalaHarris was in attendance. She cursed the team. Is this what we do?”.
Another one additional “Kamala Harris is on the list of America’s losers. It’s no coincidence.” Also, there’s one more person insert “I can’t believe Kamala Harris caused Team USA to lose tonight!!!”.
Others saw similar reactions, including one explain “Kamala Harris caused Team USA to lose 3-2 in their final group game! Everything Kamala touched became…” followed by a poop emoji.
Even the Russian state media RT release “After Kamala took this photo and posted it at the World Cup, the U.S. trailed 2-1 and then lost 3-2. New American Curse?”
It’s worth noting that football players and fans are notoriously superstitious. At the same time, some pointed out that the loss had less to do with Harris and more to do with the coach’s decision to rotate the lineup. “The U.S. played with their B team. Many of their best players were on the bench,” they commented.
Given the progress the U.S. have made, it would make sense for Pochettino to rest some key players for later games that will determine their World Cup outcome. Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Serginho Dest were all rested as a result, but the Americans put in a stellar display as Mauricio Pochettino’s side pressed on.
