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The BBC’s Nada Tawfik spoke to US fans after the FIFA World Cup hosts were knocked out of the tournament. <\/p>\n

Their loss to Belgium followed controversy after US President Donald Trump confirmed he spoke to Fifa before they suspended US player Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card ban. <\/p>\n

“The world was rooting against the US,” one fan said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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