On Friday night, England played against the USA in the Fifa World Cup Group B match. Before the match, there was a lot of hype among the fans, as social media was flooded with soccer vs football debates. Moreover, England was the favorite coming into the match; however, the USMNT put up a great fight and drew with England.
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After the match, many British fans felt disappointed. In viral footage, many England fans were throwing their drinks in disappointment. After seeing that, many NFL fans started mocking the fans, as the soccer vs football debate grew even further.
NFL fans mock England fans for drawing against the USMNT
Earlier, the official Twitter handle of Barstool Sports posted that viral video and in the caption they wrote, “The Brits are broken over a draw.“
The Brits are broken over a draw pic.twitter.com/TCyXy8Ak9A
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 25, 2022
Sports anchor Brian Holland posted the same video, as he also mocked the British fans.
**England fans once they saw they tied with the #USA**
It's…
It's…beautiful#USMNT pic.twitter.com/4AWJROCgJ6
— Brian Holland (@BHollandSports) November 26, 2022
Pro analyst Melissa Ortiz posted another video where the US fans were chanting ‘It’s called soccer’ inside the stadium.
“It’s called soccer” chants 🗣️⚽️ at last night’s 🏴 vs 🇺🇸 match !#FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #usmnt #soccer pic.twitter.com/YtEYfQGObY
— Melissa Ortiz (@MelissaMOrtiz) November 26, 2022
Washington Post writer Steven Goff posted some headlines from the morning newspapers.
Good morning, World Cup @PostSports #usmnt pic.twitter.com/5FEaUNJgbs
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) November 26, 2022
Many believe that the US team played far better Soccer than England and they were unlucky not to get the win.
The #USMNT should’ve have beat #ENG , forced them into a defensive and nervous posture ..
They dictated the game against a World Cup Favorite.
And yet again their arrogance won’t let them see the forest through the trees.
0-3. pic.twitter.com/r59paAlOOw
— herculez gomez (@herculezg) November 26, 2022
Meanwhile, NFL fans also chimed in and started taking digs at the Soccer fans from England. One fan talked about the boring match and plenty of flopping. In reply, one Soccer fan joked about Mac Jones while talking about the NFL.
Nothing more exciting than Mac Jones huh? 💀
— Schnitty (@Schnitty23) November 25, 2022
One NFL fan provided a reason why people in America don’t like soccer. Then, one soccer fan replied.
So why watch the nfl or nhl? Those can end in a tie…Americans don’t like soccer because they typically suck at it so we made up our own sports
— Slappy (@slappykyl3) November 25, 2022
One particular fan projected a scenario regarding All-Pro players playing against the England players.
Can you imagine if England sent a team of football players to play against the first team all pro this year and tied?
— plasticono (@plasticono215) November 25, 2022
Another fan felt the USMNT was a far better team than England on Friday.
They should be happy with a tie. We were the better team today.
— Ty prondzinski (@Typrondzinski) November 25, 2022
One Twitter user joked about getting entertained by England fans throwing beers.
watching Brits throw beer on each other for 57 seconds was more entertaining than 95 minutes of nothing
— Jonespeacee (@Jonespeacee) November 25, 2022
Meanwhile, one NFL fan talked about Tyreek Hill, Justine Jefferson, and DK Metcalf joining the US soccer team.
Imagine a forward line of Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill and DK Metcalf for USA soccer
— Jeff Withuski (@withuski) November 25, 2022
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Notably, a few days back, Hill posted a tweet, where he showed his regret for not playing Soccer after college. Many fans supported his decision to switch to Football; on the other hand, some fans felt he could have improved the US Soccer team massively.
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Nevertheless, England is currently at the top of Group B despite drawing against the USA. As for the USMNT, they are currently sitting in third place behind England and Iran. However, they still have a chance to qualify for the knock-outs if they beat Iran in their last group game.
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