India, July 7 -- Donald Trump tried, the crowd did too Seattle swaying to "USA, USA" chants, but it wasn't enough. His red card suspension suspended, Folarin Balogun was a peripheral figure, the striker's night summed up by a late dummy that ended up with USA losing possession. As the last of the hosts left the 2026 World Cup, we may have seen the start of something new at Belgium.

When Romelu Lukaku held up the injured Amadou Onana's No. 24 shirt after making it 4-1, it connected two generations joined in rebuilding. Lukaku, Axel Witsel, another late substitute in the easy round-of- 16 win against USA on Monday (Tuesday morning IST), Hans Vanaken, Thibaut Courtois, Thomas Meunier and Kevin de Bruyne are part of the old guard, remnants o...