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Recap: Ronaldo's Portugal exit to late Spain winner; Belgium end USA hopes

Here's what happened in the FIFA World Cup last night (and this morning).

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USMNT's World Cup dream crushed by Belgium

15mSam Borden
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USA 1-4 Belgium: De Ketelaere brace ends American hopes to set up Spain quarterfinal - as it happened

15mAnirudh Menon

USA fans in disbelief after Freese mistake gifts Belgium a third goal

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Brussels goes wild as Belgium retakes the lead in under two minutes

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Belgium fans in Brussels celebrate electric start vs. USA

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0:38

Kansas City erupts after Tillman's equalizer

1h
1:34

FIFA's Balogun suspension decision has caused uproar

20h
2:09

Trump: I asked FIFA to review Balogun red card

8h
0:43

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    Moment of the Day: Bellingham's 'foot of god' block at Azteca saves England

    19hAnirudh Menon
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    Stats: Haaland's 7 outscores Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo combined; Neymar second after Pele; Bellingham first since Maradona

    22hAnirudh Menon
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    What's next for Brazil after another painful World Cup exit?

    12hGabriele Marcotti
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    Haaland brings the thunder, strikes down Brazil as Norway reach World Cup quarters

    1dGabriele Marcotti and Mark Ogden

    BALOGUN CONTROVERSY

    Justice with an asterisk: Two things can be true about Balogun's World Cup reprieve

    15hSam Borden
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    Nobody benefits from FIFA letting Balogun off the hook -- not even the USMNT

    1dMark Ogden

    Belgium coach on Balogun's overturned ban: It's April Fools'

    19h
    0:58

    Has FIFA changed the rules for Balogun and USMNT?

    1d
    2:53

    Gomez: The biggest Balogun injustice was sending him off in the first place

    1d
    1:42

    Pulisic 'USMNT boosted' by controversial Balogun availability 

    1d
    0:36

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    World Cup Daily live: Spain knock out Portugal; Kane loses voice; USMNT prepares for Belgium

    4hESPN
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    England beat Mexico

    England end Mexico's World Cup with best win on foreign soil in their history

    23hJames Olley, +2 More
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    Alex Eala's historic Wimbledon run ends in fourth-round loss to Jasmine Paolini

    10hMiguel Alfonso Caramoan
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