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“That Was an Embarrassment for the United States” – Seattle Sounders’ Historic Night Ruined After Last Moment Heartbreak by African Giants Baffles Soccer World

Published 02/05/2023, 5:00 AM EST

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Soccer fans from the USA are in disbelief again. With the unkind but foreseeable knockout from the Qatar World Cup, fans had high hopes for the sport. Although some big names are busy in Europe playing in premium leagues, a few clubs, including Seattle Sounders, are battling to win the FIFA Club World Cup.

The teams are in morocco trying to win the trophy that many experts are predicting to be eventually won by Real Madrid. However, fans back at home had some high expectations as the last season’s MLS champion Seattle Sounders made their FIFA Club World Cup debut.

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The tournament in morocco has 7 teams battling it out to see if they can have a chance to win the glory. The 7-match short tournament has seen Al Ahly, walking all over Auckland City FC, winning 3-0. In their next round, they faced Seattle Sounders yesterday. Apart from that Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca lost to Arabian club Al-Hilal in penalties. The game ended up with one goal for each draw. However, Al-Hilal had a great penalty performance and won by 5-3.

Fans react to the embarrassment of Seattle Sounders

Last night, the Seattle Sounders played against the African club Al Ahly. All matches in the tournament are a must-win. The match was looking like it’ll be a goalless draw but, fans weren’t ready for what was to follow. Seattle Sounders lost their debut match in the club world cup and are knocked out. It was the ideal beginning they must have hoped for themselves. Here is how fans reacted to the loss.

Fans had a lot of expectations from the club. However, the 88th-minute goal from Mohamed Magdy resulted in a 1-0 win for Al Ahly. Heartbroken Sounders have to come home as the new MLS season is about to knock off by the end of the month.

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This isn’t the first time this year that soccer fans had felt disappointed in the performance of a team. It feels like 2023 is turning into a living nightmare for almost every soccer fan in the states.

Fans disappointed by the horrible USMNT performance

The CONMEBOL just announced a few moons ago that the States will be hosting the 2024 edition of Copa America. Fans were excited and ready to witness the greatness of Lionel Messi again, as the last time he was against USMNT, he and Argentina made USMNT look like a high-school soccer team.

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However, that joy would soon turn into a glaring disappointment and anger. The USMNT played a couple of friendlies against some not-so-strong teams. Everyone thought these matches would be an easy win for the USA. To the shock of everyone, USMNT lost one match and one ended up a goalless draw. Being a USMNT fan is a huge task.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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