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my prediction for the usa belgium game

This is a humorous satirical meme predicting the outcome of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match between the USA and Belgium. The edited match scoreboard shows USA winning 2-0 at full time: USA's goals are scored by C. Burgess via penalty at 11 minutes, and an absurdly unrealistic late penalty by A. Freeman at 90+29 minutes, an impossible length of stoppage time played for comedic effect. On the Belgian side, 5 key players (L. Trossard, C. De Ketelaere, K. De Bruyne, D. Lukébakio, N. Raskin) are all marked with red cards, implying Belgium is unfairly heavily penalized, adding to the absurdity of the unrealistic match prediction joke.
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FIFA World Cup 2026™, Group Stage · Group D, USA 2, Full-time, Belgium 0, C. Burgess 11' (P), A. Freeman 90+ 29' (P), L. Trossard 28', C. De Ketelaere 53', K. De Bruyne 65', D. Lukébakio 85', N. Raskin 87', Overview, Timeline, Lineups, Follow, AI Mode, All, News, Images, Videos, Short videos

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This is a humorous satirical meme predicting the outcome of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match between the USA and Belgium. The edited match scoreboard shows USA winning 2-0 at full time: USA's goals are scored by C. Burgess via penalty at 11 minutes, and an absurdly unrealistic late penalty by A. Freeman at 90+29 minutes, an impossible length of stoppage time played for comedic effect. On the Belgian side, 5 key players (L. Trossard, C. De Ketelaere, K. De Bruyne, D. Lukébakio, N. Raskin) are all marked with red cards, implying Belgium is unfairly heavily penalized, adding to the absurdity of the unrealistic match prediction joke.

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This meme was originally posted as a user submission to the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, sourced via RSS, with the original title "my prediction for the usa belgium game". It edits a standard digital sports match scoreboard interface to create a comedic, unrealistic prediction for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture between the two nations.

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