# USA rolls over for Belgium...Should Independence Day be a week long holiday...and Swag's back from Europe.

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Podcast: [Dirt & Sprague](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-sprague-53361)
Published: 2026-07-07T14:08:55+00:00
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## Resource

A total breakdown for Team USA in the Round of 16, getting blown out by Belgium 4-1...what will it take for the Americans to be a top soccer country? and Swag tries to capsulize his 18 day European adventure.

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