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Ha! Ha! Belgium 4 - USA 1

This meme uses characters from the animated series The Simpsons to mock the result of a soccer match where Belgium defeated the USA by a score of 4-1. On the left side, Bart Simpson is depicted crying and looking disappointed, with the flag of the United States placed above him, and small cutout images of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, former US president Donald Trump, and a US men's national soccer team player are overlaid on his shirt to represent the losing US side. On the right side, Nelson Muntz points at Bart while laughing, with the text 'HA HA!' between the two characters, and the flag of Belgium placed above Nelson to represent the winning Belgian side. The background is a Simpsons-style animated soccer field with spectator stands and parked cars, grounding the joke in the soccer match context.
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Belgium 4 - USA 1

Overview

This meme uses characters from the animated series The Simpsons to mock the result of a soccer match where Belgium defeated the USA by a score of 4-1. On the left side, Bart Simpson is depicted crying and looking disappointed, with the flag of the United States placed above him, and small cutout images of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, former US president Donald Trump, and a US men's national soccer team player are overlaid on his shirt to represent the losing US side. On the right side, Nelson Muntz points at Bart while laughing, with the text 'HA HA!' between the two characters, and the flag of Belgium placed above Nelson to represent the winning Belgian side. The background is a Simpsons-style animated soccer field with spectator stands and parked cars, grounding the joke in the soccer match context.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from an RSS feed of Reddit's meme communities, as specified in the provided metadata. It is an edited derivative work that combines assets from The Simpsons animated series, national flag imagery, and cutout photos of public figures and athletes to reference the 4-1 victory of the Belgian men's soccer team over the US men's soccer team, created and shared by a Reddit user in meme-focused subreddits.

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